#BE2723#BE2723
#BE2723 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.187 H 27.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BE2723 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(190, 39, 35) |
| HSL | hsl(2, 69%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(2, 82%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 79.5%, 81.6%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.04, 58.08, 40.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.04, 70.97, 35.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.27% 0.166 0.0872) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.27% 0.187 27.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.2668, 12.5232, 2.8346) |
| Luminance | 0.1252 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 2.72
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 2.83
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 5.58
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 5.84
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.91
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 6.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BE2723 #23BABE
analogous
#BE236D #BE2723 #BE7423
triadic
#BE2723 #23BE27 #2723BE
tetradic
#BE2723 #6DBE23 #23BABE #7423BE
square
#BE2723 #6DBE23 #23BABE #7423BE
split-complementary
#BE2723 #23BE74 #236DBE
monochromatic
#571210 #8A1C19 #BE2723 #DC4642 #E67976
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.99
#BE2723 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.50
#BE2723 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BE2723
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BE2723 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BE2723 | 1.00 | 5.99 | 3.50 | 5.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#574E20
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C6F1B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D20028
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #be2723; /* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 39, 35); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.187 27.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dc705f',
500: '#be2723',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #be2723; $custom-light: #dc705f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#be2723",
"rgb": {
"r": 190,
"g": 39,
"b": 35
},
"hsl": {
"h": 1.548,
"s": 68.889,
"l": 44.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52273,
"c": 0.18748,
"h": 27.7
},
"luminance": 0.1252
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BE2723
secondary
#70CBCD
accent
#E7EC3C
background
#FEF7F5
surface
#FDEDE9
border
#D5C8C5
text
#170805
muted
#857B79