#BE221D#BE221D

#BE221D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.191 H 28.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BE221D
RGB	rgb(190, 34, 29)
HSL	hsl(2, 74%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(2, 85%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 82.1%, 84.7%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.51, 59.27, 43.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.51, 73.48, 36.23°)
OKLab	oklab(51.86% 0.1686 0.0907)
OKLCH	oklch(51.86% 0.191 28.3)
XYZ	xyz(22.0318, 12.1836, 2.3538)
Luminance	0.1218 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BE221D #1DB9BE

analogous

#BE1D69 #BE221D #BE721D

triadic

#BE221D #1DBE22 #221DBE

tetradic

#BE221D #69BE1D #1DB9BE #721DBE

square

#BE221D #69BE1D #1DB9BE #721DBE

split-complementary

#BE221D #1DBE72 #1D69BE

monochromatic

#540F0D #891815 #BE221D #E13D38 #E9716D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.11

#BE221D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.44

#BE221D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BE221D

6.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BE221D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BE221D	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)

#564C1A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C6E13

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D20024

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #be221d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 34, 29);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.191 28.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dc6e5b',
    500: '#be221d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #be221d;
$custom-light: #dc6e5b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#be221d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 190,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 29
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.863,
    "s": 73.516,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51863,
    "c": 0.19144,
    "h": 28.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1218
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BE221D

secondary

#68CBCF

accent

#EAF038

background

#FFF7F5

surface

#FEEDE9

border

#D6C8C5

text

#170804

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BE221D

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

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