#BE2720#BE2720

#BE2720 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.188 H 28.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BE2720
RGB	rgb(190, 39, 32)
HSL	hsl(3, 71%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(3, 83%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.5%, 83.2%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.01, 57.99, 42.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.01, 71.81, 36.14°)
OKLab	oklab(52.25% 0.1652 0.0895)
OKLCH	oklch(52.25% 0.188 28.4)
XYZ	xyz(22.2242, 12.5061, 2.6100)
Luminance	0.1250 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BE2720 #20B7BE

analogous

#BE2068 #BE2720 #BE7620

triadic

#BE2720 #20BE27 #2720BE

tetradic

#BE2720 #68BE20 #20B7BE #7620BE

square

#BE2720 #68BE20 #20B7BE #7620BE

split-complementary

#BE2720 #20BE76 #2068BE

monochromatic

#55110E #8A1C17 #BE2720 #DE443D #E77671

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.00

#BE2720 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.50

#BE2720 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BE2720

6.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BE2720	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BE2720	1.00	6.00	3.50	6.00
#FFFFFF	6.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#584E1D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C6F17

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D20028

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #be2720;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 39, 32);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.188 28.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dc705d',
    500: '#be2720',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #be2720;
$custom-light: #dc705d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#be2720",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 190,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 32
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.658,
    "s": 71.171,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52245,
    "c": 0.18783,
    "h": 28.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12502
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BE2720

secondary

#6CC9CE

accent

#E6EE3A

background

#FFF7F5

surface

#FEEDE9

border

#D6C8C5

text

#170804

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BE2720

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

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