#BE221E#BE221E

#BE221E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.191 H 28.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BE221E
RGB	rgb(190, 34, 30)
HSL	hsl(2, 73%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(2, 84%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 82.1%, 84.2%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.51, 59.30, 42.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.51, 73.20, 35.91°)
OKLab	oklab(51.87% 0.1689 0.09)
OKLCH	oklch(51.87% 0.191 28)
XYZ	xyz(22.0444, 12.1886, 2.4200)
Luminance	0.1218 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BE221E #1EBABE

analogous

#BE1E6A #BE221E #BE721E

triadic

#BE221E #1EBE22 #221EBE

tetradic

#BE221E #6ABE1E #1EBABE #721EBE

square

#BE221E #6ABE1E #1EBABE #721EBE

split-complementary

#BE221E #1EBE72 #1E6ABE

monochromatic

#540F0D #891916 #BE221E #E03E39 #E8716E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.11

#BE221E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.44

#BE221E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BE221E

6.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BE221E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BE221E	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)

#564C1B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C6E14

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D20024

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #be221e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 34, 30);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.191 28.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dc6e5c',
    500: '#be221e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #be221e;
$custom-light: #dc6e5c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#be221e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 190,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 30
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.5,
    "s": 72.727,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51872,
    "c": 0.19133,
    "h": 28
  },
  "luminance": 0.12185
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BE221E

secondary

#69CCCE

accent

#EBEF38

background

#FFF7F5

surface

#FEEDE9

border

#D6C8C5

text

#170804

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BE221E

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

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