#BE2420#BE2420

#BE2420 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.190 H 27.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BE2420
RGB	rgb(190, 36, 32)
HSL	hsl(2, 71%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(2, 83%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 81.1%, 83.2%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.72, 58.82, 42.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.72, 72.32, 35.58°)
OKLab	oklab(52.03% 0.1678 0.0889)
OKLCH	oklch(52.03% 0.19 27.9)
XYZ	xyz(22.1296, 12.3168, 2.5784)
Luminance	0.1231 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BE2420 #20BABE

analogous

#BE206B #BE2420 #BE7320

triadic

#BE2420 #20BE24 #2420BE

tetradic

#BE2420 #6BBE20 #20BABE #7320BE

square

#BE2420 #6BBE20 #20BABE #7320BE

split-complementary

#BE2420 #20BE73 #206BBE

monochromatic

#55100E #8A1A17 #BE2420 #DE413D #E77471

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.06

#BE2420 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.46

#BE2420 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BE2420

6.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BE2420	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BE2420	1.00	6.06	3.46	6.06
#FFFFFF	6.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#564D1D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C6E17

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D20026

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #be2420;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 36, 32);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.190 27.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dc6f5d',
    500: '#be2420',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #be2420;
$custom-light: #dc6f5d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#be2420",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 190,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 32
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.519,
    "s": 71.171,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52026,
    "c": 0.18985,
    "h": 27.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12313
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BE2420

secondary

#6CCBCE

accent

#E9EE3A

background

#FFF7F5

surface

#FEEDE9

border

#D6C8C5

text

#170804

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BE2420

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

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