#BE2525#BE2525

#BE2525 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.189 H 26.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BE2525
RGB	rgb(190, 37, 37)
HSL	hsl(0, 67%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(0, 81%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80.5%, 80.5%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.86, 58.70, 39.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.86, 70.76, 33.95°)
OKLab	oklab(52.15% 0.1683 0.0851)
OKLCH	oklch(52.15% 0.189 26.8)
XYZ	xyz(22.2334, 12.4075, 2.9741)
Luminance	0.1240 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BE2525 #25BEBE

analogous

#BE2572 #BE2525 #BE7225

triadic

#BE2525 #25BE25 #2525BE

tetradic

#BE2525 #72BE25 #25BEBE #7225BE

square

#BE2525 #72BE25 #25BEBE #7225BE

split-complementary

#BE2525 #25BE72 #2572BE

monochromatic

#581111 #8B1B1B #BE2525 #DB4545 #E57979

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.03

#BE2525 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.48

#BE2525 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BE2525

6.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BE2525	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BE2525	1.00	6.03	3.48	6.03
#FFFFFF	6.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#564E23

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C6F1E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D20028

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #be2525;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 37, 37);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.189 26.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#db6f61',
    500: '#be2525',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #be2525;
$custom-light: #db6f61;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#be2525",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 190,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 37
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 67.401,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52145,
    "c": 0.18862,
    "h": 26.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12404
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BE2525

secondary

#72CDCD

accent

#EAEA3E

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDE9

border

#D5C8C5

text

#170805

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BE2525

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

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