#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
RGBrgb(190, 34, 28)
HSLhsl(2, 74%, 43%)
HSVhsv(2, 85%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 82.1%, 85.3%, 25.5%)
CIE-LABlab(41.50, 59.25, 43.93)
CIE-LCHlch(41.50, 73.76, 36.56°)
OKLaboklab(51.86% 0.1684 0.0914)
OKLCHoklch(51.86% 0.192 28.5)
XYZxyz(22.0196, 12.1787, 2.2897)
Luminance0.1217 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyred

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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
##BE221C1.006.113.446.11
#FFFFFF6.111.0021.001.00
#0000003.4421.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF6.111.0021.001.00

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

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#BE221C Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva