#BE2820#BE2820

#BE2820 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.187 H 28.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BE2820
RGB	rgb(190, 40, 32)
HSL	hsl(3, 71%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(3, 83%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.9%, 83.2%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.11, 57.71, 42.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.11, 71.63, 36.34°)
OKLab	oklab(52.32% 0.1643 0.0897)
OKLCH	oklch(52.32% 0.187 28.6)
XYZ	xyz(22.2575, 12.5726, 2.6211)
Luminance	0.1257 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BE2820 #20B6BE

analogous

#BE2067 #BE2820 #BE7720

triadic

#BE2820 #20BE28 #2820BE

tetradic

#BE2820 #67BE20 #20B6BE #7720BE

square

#BE2820 #67BE20 #20B6BE #7720BE

split-complementary

#BE2820 #20BE77 #2067BE

monochromatic

#55120E #8A1D17 #BE2820 #DE453D #E77771

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.98

#BE2820 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.51

#BE2820 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BE2820

5.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BE2820	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BE2820	1.00	5.98	3.51	5.98
#FFFFFF	5.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#584E1D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D6F17

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D20028

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #be2820;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 40, 32);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.187 28.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dc705d',
    500: '#be2820',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #be2820;
$custom-light: #dc705d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#be2820",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 190,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 32
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.038,
    "s": 71.171,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52321,
    "c": 0.18715,
    "h": 28.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12569
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BE2820

secondary

#6CC9CE

accent

#E5EE3A

background

#FFF7F5

surface

#FEEDE9

border

#D6C8C5

text

#170804

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BE2820

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

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