#BE2526#BE2526

#BE2526 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.189 H 26.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BE2526
RGB	rgb(190, 37, 38)
HSL	hsl(360, 67%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(360, 81%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80.5%, 80%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.87, 58.73, 38.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.87, 70.48, 33.57°)
OKLab	oklab(52.16% 0.1686 0.0842)
OKLCH	oklch(52.16% 0.189 26.5)
XYZ	xyz(22.2494, 12.4138, 3.0580)
Luminance	0.1241 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BE2526 #25BEBD

analogous

#BE2573 #BE2526 #BE7125

triadic

#BE2526 #26BE25 #2526BE

tetradic

#BE2526 #73BE25 #25BEBD #7125BE

square

#BE2526 #73BE25 #25BEBD #7125BE

split-complementary

#BE2526 #25BE71 #2573BE

monochromatic

#581112 #8B1B1C #BE2526 #DB4546 #E57979

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.03

#BE2526 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.48

#BE2526 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BE2526

6.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BE2526	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BE2526	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)

#564E24

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C6F1F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D20028

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #be2526;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 37, 38);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.189 26.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#db6f61',
    500: '#be2526',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #be2526;
$custom-light: #db6f61;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#be2526",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 190,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 38
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.608,
    "s": 67.401,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52156,
    "c": 0.18851,
    "h": 26.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1241
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BE2526

secondary

#72CDCC

accent

#EAE93E

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDEA

border

#D5C8C6

text

#170805

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BE2526

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

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