#BB483E#BB483E

#BB483E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.151 H 27.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB483E
RGB	rgb(187, 72, 62)
HSL	hsl(5, 50%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(5, 67%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.5%, 66.8%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.38, 45.75, 30.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.38, 54.80, 33.38°)
OKLab	oklab(55.53% 0.1331 0.0706)
OKLCH	oklch(55.53% 0.151 27.9)
XYZ	xyz(23.6827, 15.5505, 6.3110)
Luminance	0.1555 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB483E #3EB1BB

analogous

#BB3E73 #BB483E #BB873E

triadic

#BB483E #3EBB48 #483EBB

tetradic

#BB483E #73BB3E #3EB1BB #873EBB

square

#BB483E #73BB3E #3EB1BB #873EBB

split-complementary

#BB483E #3EBB87 #3E73BB

monochromatic

#5F2520 #8D362F #BB483E #CD7169 #DC9C97

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.11

#BB483E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.11

#BB483E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB483E

5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB483E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB483E	1.00	5.11	4.11	5.11
#FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#665E3C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#83773B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD2F46

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb483e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 72, 62);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.151 27.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d68073',
    500: '#bb483e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb483e;
$custom-light: #d68073;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb483e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 62
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.8,
    "s": 50.201,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55525,
    "c": 0.15067,
    "h": 27.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15547
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB483E

secondary

#8DC3C8

accent

#CFDA4E

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FCEFED

border

#D5CAC8

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB483E

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

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