#BE2524#BE2524

#BE2524 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.189 H 27.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BE2524
RGB	rgb(190, 37, 36)
HSL	hsl(0, 68%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(0, 81%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80.5%, 81.1%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.85, 58.67, 40.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.85, 71.04, 34.33°)
OKLab	oklab(52.14% 0.168 0.0859)
OKLCH	oklch(52.14% 0.189 27.1)
XYZ	xyz(22.2180, 12.4013, 2.8926)
Luminance	0.1240 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BE2524 #24BDBE

analogous

#BE2470 #BE2524 #BE7224

triadic

#BE2524 #24BE25 #2524BE

tetradic

#BE2524 #70BE24 #24BDBE #7224BE

square

#BE2524 #70BE24 #24BDBE #7224BE

split-complementary

#BE2524 #24BE72 #2470BE

monochromatic

#571111 #8B1B1A #BE2524 #DC4544 #E57877

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.04

#BE2524 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.48

#BE2524 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BE2524

6.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BE2524	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BE2524	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)

#574E22

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C6F1C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D20027

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #be2524;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 37, 36);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.189 27.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dc6f60',
    500: '#be2524',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #be2524;
$custom-light: #dc6f60;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#be2524",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 190,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 36
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.39,
    "s": 68.142,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52135,
    "c": 0.18873,
    "h": 27.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12398
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BE2524

secondary

#71CCCD

accent

#EAEB3D

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDE9

border

#D5C8C5

text

#170805

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BE2524

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

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