#BE2122#BE2122

#BE2122 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.192 H 26.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BE2122
RGB	rgb(190, 33, 34)
HSL	hsl(360, 70%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(360, 83%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 82.6%, 82.1%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.46, 59.65, 40.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.46, 72.25, 34.35°)
OKLab	oklab(51.84% 0.1708 0.0867)
OKLCH	oklch(51.84% 0.192 26.9)
XYZ	xyz(22.0706, 12.1540, 2.6969)
Luminance	0.1215 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#BE2122 #21BEBD

analogous

#BE2170 #BE2122 #BE6E21

triadic

#BE2122 #22BE21 #2122BE

tetradic

#BE2122 #70BE21 #21BEBD #6E21BE

square

#BE2122 #70BE21 #21BEBD #6E21BE

split-complementary

#BE2122 #21BE6E #2170BE

monochromatic

#560F0F #8A1819 #BE2122 #DE3F40 #E77373

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.12

#BE2122 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.43

#BE2122 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BE2122

6.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BE2122	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BE2122	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)

#554C20

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6E1A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D20024

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #be2122;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 33, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.192 26.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dc6e5e',
    500: '#be2122',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #be2122;
$custom-light: #dc6e5e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#be2122",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 190,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.618,
    "s": 70.404,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51842,
    "c": 0.19152,
    "h": 26.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1215
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BE2122

secondary

#6DCDCD

accent

#EDEC3B

background

#FFF7F5

surface

#FEEDE9

border

#D6C8C5

text

#170804

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BE2122

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

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