#BE2123#BE2123

#BE2123 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.191 H 26.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BE2123
RGB	rgb(190, 33, 35)
HSL	hsl(359, 70%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(359, 83%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 82.6%, 81.6%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.47, 59.68, 40.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.47, 71.98, 33.99°)
OKLab	oklab(51.85% 0.171 0.0859)
OKLCH	oklch(51.85% 0.191 26.7)
XYZ	xyz(22.0852, 12.1599, 2.7740)
Luminance	0.1216 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BE2123 #21BEBC

analogous

#BE2171 #BE2123 #BE6D21

triadic

#BE2123 #23BE21 #2123BE

tetradic

#BE2123 #71BE21 #21BEBC #6D21BE

square

#BE2123 #71BE21 #21BEBC #6D21BE

split-complementary

#BE2123 #21BE6D #2171BE

monochromatic

#560F10 #8A1819 #BE2123 #DE3F41 #E77374

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.12

#BE2123 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.43

#BE2123 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BE2123

6.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BE2123	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BE2123	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)

#554C21

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6E1B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D20024

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #be2123;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 33, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.191 26.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dc6e5f',
    500: '#be2123',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #be2123;
$custom-light: #dc6e5f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#be2123",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 190,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.236,
    "s": 70.404,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51852,
    "c": 0.19141,
    "h": 26.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12156
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BE2123

secondary

#6DCDCC

accent

#EDEB3B

background

#FFF7F5

surface

#FEEDE9

border

#D6C8C5

text

#170804

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BE2123

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

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