#BB483B#BB483B

#BB483B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.151 H 29.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB483B
RGB	rgb(187, 72, 59)
HSL	hsl(6, 52%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(6, 68%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.5%, 68.4%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.34, 45.58, 31.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.34, 55.60, 34.93°)
OKLab	oklab(55.48% 0.132 0.0738)
OKLCH	oklch(55.48% 0.151 29.2)
XYZ	xyz(23.6027, 15.5185, 5.8893)
Luminance	0.1552 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB483B #3BAEBB

analogous

#BB3B6E #BB483B #BB883B

triadic

#BB483B #3BBB48 #483BBB

tetradic

#BB483B #6EBB3B #3BAEBB #883BBB

square

#BB483B #6EBB3B #3BAEBB #883BBB

split-complementary

#BB483B #3BBB88 #3B6EBB

monochromatic

#5E241E #8C362C #BB483B #CE7065 #DD9B93

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.12

#BB483B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.10

#BB483B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB483B

5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB483B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB483B	1.00	5.12	4.10	5.12
#FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#675E39

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837738

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD2E46

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb483b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 72, 59);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.151 29.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d68071',
    500: '#bb483b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb483b;
$custom-light: #d68071;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb483b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 59
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.094,
    "s": 52.033,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55479,
    "c": 0.15125,
    "h": 29.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15515
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB483B

secondary

#8AC2C8

accent

#CDDB4C

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCEFEC

border

#D5CAC7

text

#160A07

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB483B

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

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