#BE2520#BE2520

#BE2520 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.189 H 28.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BE2520
RGB	rgb(190, 37, 32)
HSL	hsl(2, 71%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(2, 83%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80.5%, 83.2%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.81, 58.55, 42.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.81, 72.16, 35.76°)
OKLab	oklab(52.1% 0.1669 0.0891)
OKLCH	oklch(52.1% 0.189 28.1)
XYZ	xyz(22.1603, 12.3782, 2.5886)
Luminance	0.1237 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BE2520 #20B9BE

analogous

#BE206A #BE2520 #BE7420

triadic

#BE2520 #20BE25 #2520BE

tetradic

#BE2520 #6ABE20 #20B9BE #7420BE

square

#BE2520 #6ABE20 #20B9BE #7420BE

split-complementary

#BE2520 #20BE74 #206ABE

monochromatic

#55110E #8A1B17 #BE2520 #DE423D #E77571

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.04

#BE2520 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.48

#BE2520 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BE2520

6.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BE2520	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BE2520	1.00	6.04	3.48	6.04
#FFFFFF	6.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#574D1D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C6E17

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D20026

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #be2520;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 37, 32);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.189 28.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dc6f5d',
    500: '#be2520',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #be2520;
$custom-light: #dc6f5d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#be2520",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 190,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 32
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.899,
    "s": 71.171,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52097,
    "c": 0.18919,
    "h": 28.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12375
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BE2520

secondary

#6CCBCE

accent

#E8EE3A

background

#FFF7F5

surface

#FEEDE9

border

#D6C8C5

text

#170804

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BE2520

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

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