#BE2823#BE2823

#BE2823 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.187 H 27.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BE2823
RGB	rgb(190, 40, 35)
HSL	hsl(2, 69%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(2, 82%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.9%, 81.6%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.14, 57.79, 40.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.14, 70.79, 35.28°)
OKLab	oklab(52.35% 0.1651 0.0874)
OKLCH	oklch(52.35% 0.187 27.9)
XYZ	xyz(22.3001, 12.5897, 2.8457)
Luminance	0.1259 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BE2823 #23B9BE

analogous

#BE236C #BE2823 #BE7523

triadic

#BE2823 #23BE28 #2823BE

tetradic

#BE2823 #6CBE23 #23B9BE #7523BE

square

#BE2823 #6CBE23 #23B9BE #7523BE

split-complementary

#BE2823 #23BE75 #236CBE

monochromatic

#571210 #8A1D19 #BE2823 #DC4742 #E67976

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.97

#BE2823 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#BE2823 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BE2823

5.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BE2823	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BE2823	1.00	5.97	3.52	5.97
#FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#584F20

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D6F1B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D20029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #be2823;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 40, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.187 27.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#db705f',
    500: '#be2823',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #be2823;
$custom-light: #db705f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#be2823",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 190,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.935,
    "s": 68.889,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52349,
    "c": 0.18678,
    "h": 27.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12586
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BE2823

secondary

#70CACD

accent

#E6EC3C

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDE9

border

#D5C8C5

text

#170805

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BE2823

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

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