#BB482D#BB482D

#BB482D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.154 H 34.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB482D
RGB	rgb(187, 72, 45)
HSL	hsl(11, 61%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(11, 76%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.5%, 75.9%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.17, 44.91, 39.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.17, 59.78, 41.31°)
OKLab	oklab(55.3% 0.1272 0.0876)
OKLCH	oklch(55.3% 0.154 34.6)
XYZ	xyz(23.2870, 15.3922, 4.2269)
Luminance	0.1539 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB482D #2DA0BB

analogous

#BB2D59 #BB482D #BB8F2D

triadic

#BB482D #2DBB48 #482DBB

tetradic

#BB482D #59BB2D #2DA0BB #8F2DBB

square

#BB482D #59BB2D #2DA0BB #8F2DBB

split-complementary

#BB482D #2DBB8F #2D59BB

monochromatic

#582215 #8A3521 #BB482D #D56950 #E19482

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.15

#BB482D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.08

#BB482D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB482D

5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB482D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB482D	1.00	5.15	4.08	5.15
#FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#685D29

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#847729

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE2C42

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb482d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 72, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.154 34.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77f67',
    500: '#bb482d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb482d;
$custom-light: #d77f67;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb482d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.408,
    "s": 61.207,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55297,
    "c": 0.15441,
    "h": 34.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15389
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB482D

secondary

#7ABBCA

accent

#C6E443

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCEFEB

border

#D5CAC6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB482D

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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