#BE231C#BE231C
#BE231C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.191 H 28.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BE231C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(190, 35, 28) |
| HSL | hsl(3, 74%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(3, 85%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 81.6%, 85.3%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.59, 58.99, 44.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.59, 73.60, 36.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.92% 0.1676 0.0915) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.92% 0.191 28.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.0486, 12.2367, 2.2994) |
| Luminance | 0.1223 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 2.65
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 3.25
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 5.18
Darkish Red
#A90308
ΔE00 5.72
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.75
Rust Red
#AA2704
ΔE00 6.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BE231C #1CB7BE
analogous
#BE1C66 #BE231C #BE741C
triadic
#BE231C #1CBE23 #231CBE
tetradic
#BE231C #66BE1C #1CB7BE #741CBE
square
#BE231C #66BE1C #1CB7BE #741CBE
split-complementary
#BE231C #1CBE74 #1C66BE
monochromatic
#530F0C #891914 #BE231C #E13D36 #E9716B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.09
#BE231C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.45
#BE231C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BE231C
6.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BE231C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BE231C | 1.00 | 6.09 | 3.45 | 6.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#564D18
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C6E12
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D20024
Achromatopsia (no color)
#626262
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #be231c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 35, 28); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.191 28.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dc6e5b',
500: '#be231c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #be231c; $custom-light: #dc6e5b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#be231c",
"rgb": {
"r": 190,
"g": 35,
"b": 28
},
"hsl": {
"h": 2.593,
"s": 74.312,
"l": 42.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51923,
"c": 0.19093,
"h": 28.6
},
"luminance": 0.12233
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BE231C
secondary
#67CACF
accent
#E9F137
background
#FFF7F5
surface
#FEEDE9
border
#D6C8C5
text
#170804
muted
#857B79