#BE2824#BE2824

#BE2824 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.187 H 27.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BE2824
RGB	rgb(190, 40, 36)
HSL	hsl(2, 68%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(2, 81%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.9%, 81.1%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.15, 57.82, 40.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.15, 70.51, 34.91°)
OKLab	oklab(52.36% 0.1654 0.0866)
OKLCH	oklch(52.36% 0.187 27.6)
XYZ	xyz(22.3152, 12.5957, 2.9250)
Luminance	0.1259 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#BE2824 #24BABE

analogous

#BE246D #BE2824 #BE7524

triadic

#BE2824 #24BE28 #2824BE

tetradic

#BE2824 #6DBE24 #24BABE #7524BE

square

#BE2824 #6DBE24 #24BABE #7524BE

split-complementary

#BE2824 #24BE75 #246DBE

monochromatic

#571211 #8B1D1A #BE2824 #DC4844 #E57A77

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.97

#BE2824 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#BE2824 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BE2824

5.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BE2824	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BE2824	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)

#584F21

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D6F1C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D20029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #be2824;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 40, 36);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.187 27.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#db7060',
    500: '#be2824',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #be2824;
$custom-light: #db7060;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#be2824",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 190,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 36
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.558,
    "s": 68.142,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52359,
    "c": 0.18666,
    "h": 27.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12592
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BE2824

secondary

#71CACD

accent

#E6EB3D

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDE9

border

#D5C8C5

text

#170805

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BE2824

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

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