#BE2323#BE2323

#BE2323 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.190 H 27.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BE2323
RGB	rgb(190, 35, 35)
HSL	hsl(0, 69%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(0, 82%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 81.6%, 81.6%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.65, 59.17, 40.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.65, 71.65, 34.33°)
OKLab	oklab(51.99% 0.1694 0.0863)
OKLCH	oklch(51.99% 0.19 27)
XYZ	xyz(22.1424, 12.2742, 2.7931)
Luminance	0.1227 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BE2323 #23BEBE

analogous

#BE2371 #BE2323 #BE7123

triadic

#BE2323 #23BE23 #2323BE

tetradic

#BE2323 #71BE23 #23BEBE #7123BE

square

#BE2323 #71BE23 #23BEBE #7123BE

split-complementary

#BE2323 #23BE71 #2371BE

monochromatic

#571010 #8A1919 #BE2323 #DC4242 #E67676

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.08

#BE2323 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45

#BE2323 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BE2323

6.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BE2323	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BE2323	1.00	6.08	3.45	6.08
#FFFFFF	6.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#564D21

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6E1B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D20026

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #be2323;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 35, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.190 27.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dc6e5f',
    500: '#be2323',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #be2323;
$custom-light: #dc6e5f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#be2323",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 190,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 68.889,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51985,
    "c": 0.19016,
    "h": 27
  },
  "luminance": 0.12271
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BE2323

secondary

#70CDCD

accent

#ECEC3C

background

#FFF7F5

surface

#FEEDE9

border

#D6C8C5

text

#170804

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BE2323

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

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