#BB482F#BB482F

#BB482F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.154 H 33.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB482F
RGB	rgb(187, 72, 47)
HSL	hsl(11, 60%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(11, 75%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.5%, 74.9%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.19, 44.99, 38.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.19, 59.16, 40.49°)
OKLab	oklab(55.32% 0.1278 0.0858)
OKLCH	oklch(55.32% 0.154 33.9)
XYZ	xyz(23.3264, 15.4080, 4.4345)
Luminance	0.1540 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB482F #2FA2BB

analogous

#BB2F5C #BB482F #BB8E2F

triadic

#BB482F #2FBB48 #482FBB

tetradic

#BB482F #5CBB2F #2FA2BB #8E2FBB

square

#BB482F #5CBB2F #2FA2BB #8E2FBB

split-complementary

#BB482F #2FBB8E #2F5CBB

monochromatic

#592216 #8A3523 #BB482F #D46A53 #E09584

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.15

#BB482F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.08

#BB482F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB482F

5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB482F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB482F	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)

#685D2C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#84772B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE2C43

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb482f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 72, 47);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.154 33.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d78069',
    500: '#bb482f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb482f;
$custom-light: #d78069;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb482f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 47
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 10.714,
    "s": 59.829,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5532,
    "c": 0.15393,
    "h": 33.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15405
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB482F

secondary

#7CBCC9

accent

#C7E345

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCEFEB

border

#D5CAC6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB482F

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

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