#BB483F#BB483F

#BB483F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.150 H 27.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB483F
RGB	rgb(187, 72, 63)
HSL	hsl(4, 50%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(4, 66%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.5%, 66.3%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.39, 45.81, 29.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.39, 54.54, 32.85°)
OKLab	oklab(55.54% 0.1335 0.0694)
OKLCH	oklch(55.54% 0.15 27.5)
XYZ	xyz(23.7104, 15.5616, 6.4568)
Luminance	0.1556 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB483F #3FB2BB

analogous

#BB3F74 #BB483F #BB863F

triadic

#BB483F #3FBB48 #483FBB

tetradic

#BB483F #74BB3F #3FB2BB #863FBB

square

#BB483F #74BB3F #3FB2BB #863FBB

split-complementary

#BB483F #3FBB86 #3F74BB

monochromatic

#5F2520 #8D3630 #BB483F #CD716A #DC9D98

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.11

#BB483F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.11

#BB483F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB483F

5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB483F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB483F	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)

#665E3D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#83773C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD2F47

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb483f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 72, 63);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.150 27.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d68074',
    500: '#bb483f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb483f;
$custom-light: #d68074;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb483f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 63
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.355,
    "s": 49.6,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55541,
    "c": 0.15048,
    "h": 27.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15558
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB483F

secondary

#8EC4C8

accent

#CFD94F

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FCEFED

border

#D5CAC8

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB483F

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

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