#BE221C#BE221C

#BE221C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.192 H 28.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BE221C
RGB	rgb(190, 34, 28)
HSL	hsl(2, 74%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(2, 85%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 82.1%, 85.3%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.50, 59.25, 43.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.50, 73.76, 36.56°)
OKLab	oklab(51.86% 0.1684 0.0914)
OKLCH	oklch(51.86% 0.192 28.5)
XYZ	xyz(22.0196, 12.1787, 2.2897)
Luminance	0.1217 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BE221C #1CB8BE

analogous

#BE1C67 #BE221C #BE731C

triadic

#BE221C #1CBE22 #221CBE

tetradic

#BE221C #67BE1C #1CB8BE #731CBE

square

#BE221C #67BE1C #1CB8BE #731CBE

split-complementary

#BE221C #1CBE73 #1C67BE

monochromatic

#530F0C #891814 #BE221C #E13C36 #E9706B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.11

#BE221C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.44

#BE221C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BE221C

6.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BE221C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BE221C	1.00	6.11	3.44	6.11
#FFFFFF	6.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#564C19

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C6E12

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D20023

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #be221c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 34, 28);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.192 28.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dc6e5b',
    500: '#be221c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #be221c;
$custom-light: #dc6e5b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#be221c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 190,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 28
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.222,
    "s": 74.312,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51855,
    "c": 0.19154,
    "h": 28.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12175
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BE221C

secondary

#67CBCF

accent

#EAF137

background

#FFF7F5

surface

#FEEDE9

border

#D6C8C5

text

#170804

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BE221C

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

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