#BE2221#BE2221

#BE2221 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.191 H 27.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BE2221
RGB	rgb(190, 34, 33)
HSL	hsl(0, 70%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(0, 83%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 82.1%, 82.6%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.54, 59.37, 41.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.54, 72.37, 34.88°)
OKLab	oklab(51.9% 0.1697 0.0877)
OKLCH	oklch(51.9% 0.191 27.3)
XYZ	xyz(22.0845, 12.2046, 2.6315)
Luminance	0.1220 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BE2221 #21BDBE

analogous

#BE216E #BE2221 #BE7021

triadic

#BE2221 #21BE22 #2221BE

tetradic

#BE2221 #6EBE21 #21BDBE #7021BE

square

#BE2221 #6EBE21 #21BDBE #7021BE

split-complementary

#BE2221 #21BE70 #216EBE

monochromatic

#560F0F #8A1918 #BE2221 #DE403F #E77373

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.10

#BE2221 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.44

#BE2221 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BE2221

6.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BE2221	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BE2221	1.00	6.10	3.44	6.10
#FFFFFF	6.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#564C1E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6E18

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D20025

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #be2221;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 34, 33);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.191 27.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dc6e5e',
    500: '#be2221',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #be2221;
$custom-light: #dc6e5e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#be2221",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 190,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 33
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.382,
    "s": 70.404,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51898,
    "c": 0.191,
    "h": 27.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12201
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BE2221

secondary

#6DCDCD

accent

#ECED3B

background

#FFF7F5

surface

#FEEDE9

border

#D6C8C5

text

#170804

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BE2221

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

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