#BE2523#BE2523

#BE2523 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.189 H 27.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BE2523
RGB	rgb(190, 37, 35)
HSL	hsl(1, 69%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(1, 82%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80.5%, 81.6%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.84, 58.64, 40.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.84, 71.32, 34.69°)
OKLab	oklab(52.13% 0.1678 0.0867)
OKLCH	oklch(52.13% 0.189 27.3)
XYZ	xyz(22.2029, 12.3953, 2.8133)
Luminance	0.1239 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BE2523 #23BCBE

analogous

#BE236F #BE2523 #BE7323

triadic

#BE2523 #23BE25 #2523BE

tetradic

#BE2523 #6FBE23 #23BCBE #7323BE

square

#BE2523 #6FBE23 #23BCBE #7323BE

split-complementary

#BE2523 #23BE73 #236FBE

monochromatic

#571110 #8A1B19 #BE2523 #DC4442 #E67776

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.04

#BE2523 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.48

#BE2523 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BE2523

6.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BE2523	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BE2523	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)

#574D20

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C6F1B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D20027

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #be2523;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 37, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.189 27.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dc6f5f',
    500: '#be2523',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #be2523;
$custom-light: #dc6f5f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#be2523",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 190,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.774,
    "s": 68.889,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52125,
    "c": 0.18884,
    "h": 27.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12392
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BE2523

secondary

#70CCCD

accent

#E9EC3C

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDE9

border

#D5C8C5

text

#170805

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BE2523

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

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