#BE2423#BE2423

#BE2423 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.190 H 27.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BE2423
RGB	rgb(190, 36, 35)
HSL	hsl(0, 69%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(0, 82%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 81.1%, 81.6%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.74, 58.91, 40.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.74, 71.49, 34.51°)
OKLab	oklab(52.05% 0.1686 0.0865)
OKLCH	oklch(52.05% 0.19 27.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.1722, 12.3339, 2.8030)
Luminance	0.1233 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BE2423 #23BDBE

analogous

#BE2370 #BE2423 #BE7223

triadic

#BE2423 #23BE24 #2423BE

tetradic

#BE2423 #70BE23 #23BDBE #7223BE

square

#BE2423 #70BE23 #23BDBE #7223BE

split-complementary

#BE2423 #23BE72 #2370BE

monochromatic

#571010 #8A1A19 #BE2423 #DC4342 #E67676

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.06

#BE2423 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.47

#BE2423 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BE2423

6.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BE2423	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BE2423	1.00	6.06	3.47	6.06
#FFFFFF	6.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#564D21

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C6E1B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D20026

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #be2423;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 36, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.190 27.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dc6f5f',
    500: '#be2423',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #be2423;
$custom-light: #dc6f5f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#be2423",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 190,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.387,
    "s": 68.889,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52054,
    "c": 0.18951,
    "h": 27.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1233
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BE2423

secondary

#70CCCD

accent

#EBEC3C

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDE9

border

#D5C8C5

text

#170805

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BE2423

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

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