#BB483C#BB483C
#BB483C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.151 H 28.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB483C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 72, 60) |
| HSL | hsl(6, 51%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(6, 68%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 61.5%, 67.9%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.35, 45.64, 31.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.35, 55.33, 34.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.49% 0.1324 0.0728) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.49% 0.151 28.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.6289, 15.5290, 6.0272) |
| Luminance | 0.1553 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 2.86
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 3.43
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.99
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 6.03
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 6.32
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 6.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB483C #3CAFBB
analogous
#BB3C6F #BB483C #BB873C
triadic
#BB483C #3CBB48 #483CBB
tetradic
#BB483C #6FBB3C #3CAFBB #873CBB
square
#BB483C #6FBB3C #3CAFBB #873CBB
split-complementary
#BB483C #3CBB87 #3C6FBB
monochromatic
#5E241E #8D362D #BB483C #CE7066 #DD9B95
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.12
#BB483C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.11
#BB483C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BB483C
5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB483C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB483C | 1.00 | 5.12 | 4.11 | 5.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#675E3A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#837739
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD2F46
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb483c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 72, 60); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.151 28.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d68072',
500: '#bb483c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb483c; $custom-light: #d68072; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb483c",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 72,
"b": 60
},
"hsl": {
"h": 5.669,
"s": 51.417,
"l": 48.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55494,
"c": 0.15105,
"h": 28.8
},
"luminance": 0.15526
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB483C
secondary
#8BC2C8
accent
#CDDB4D
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FCEFEC
border
#D5CAC7
text
#160A08
muted
#847C7B