#BB482E#BB482E

#BB482E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.154 H 34.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB482E
RGB	rgb(187, 72, 46)
HSL	hsl(11, 61%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(11, 75%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.5%, 75.4%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.18, 44.95, 38.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.18, 59.47, 40.90°)
OKLab	oklab(55.31% 0.1275 0.0867)
OKLCH	oklch(55.31% 0.154 34.2)
XYZ	xyz(23.3065, 15.4000, 4.3295)
Luminance	0.1540 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB482E #2EA1BB

analogous

#BB2E5A #BB482E #BB8E2E

triadic

#BB482E #2EBB48 #482EBB

tetradic

#BB482E #5ABB2E #2EA1BB #8E2EBB

square

#BB482E #5ABB2E #2EA1BB #8E2EBB

split-complementary

#BB482E #2EBB8E #2E5ABB

monochromatic

#592216 #8A3522 #BB482E #D46A52 #E09483

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.15

#BB482E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.08

#BB482E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB482E

5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB482E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB482E	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)

#685D2B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#84772A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE2C43

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb482e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 72, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.154 34.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d78068',
    500: '#bb482e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb482e;
$custom-light: #d78068;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb482e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.064,
    "s": 60.515,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55308,
    "c": 0.15417,
    "h": 34.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15397
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB482E

secondary

#7BBBCA

accent

#C6E444

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCEFEB

border

#D5CAC6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB482E

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

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