#BE2121#BE2121

#BE2121 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.192 H 27.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BE2121
RGB	rgb(190, 33, 33)
HSL	hsl(0, 70%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(0, 83%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 82.6%, 82.6%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.45, 59.62, 41.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.45, 72.53, 34.71°)
OKLab	oklab(51.83% 0.1705 0.0875)
OKLCH	oklch(51.83% 0.192 27.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.0563, 12.1483, 2.6221)
Luminance	0.1215 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BE2121 #21BEBE

analogous

#BE216F #BE2121 #BE6F21

triadic

#BE2121 #21BE21 #2121BE

tetradic

#BE2121 #6FBE21 #21BEBE #6F21BE

square

#BE2121 #6FBE21 #21BEBE #6F21BE

split-complementary

#BE2121 #21BE6F #216FBE

monochromatic

#560F0F #8A1818 #BE2121 #DE3F3F #E77373

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.12

#BE2121 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.43

#BE2121 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BE2121

6.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BE2121	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BE2121	1.00	6.12	3.43	6.12
#FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#554C1E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6E18

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D20024

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #be2121;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 33, 33);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.192 27.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dc6e5e',
    500: '#be2121',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #be2121;
$custom-light: #dc6e5e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#be2121",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 190,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 33
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 70.404,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51833,
    "c": 0.19162,
    "h": 27.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12145
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BE2121

secondary

#6DCDCD

accent

#EDED3B

background

#FFF7F5

surface

#FEEDE9

border

#D6C8C5

text

#170804

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BE2121

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

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