#BE2921#BE2921

#BE2921 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.186 H 28.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BE2921
RGB	rgb(190, 41, 33)
HSL	hsl(3, 70%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(3, 83%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.4%, 82.6%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.23, 57.44, 42.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.23, 71.17, 36.20°)
OKLab	oklab(52.41% 0.1636 0.0892)
OKLCH	oklch(52.41% 0.186 28.6)
XYZ	xyz(22.3054, 12.6464, 2.7051)
Luminance	0.1264 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BE2921 #21B6BE

analogous

#BE2167 #BE2921 #BE7721

triadic

#BE2921 #21BE29 #2921BE

tetradic

#BE2921 #67BE21 #21B6BE #7721BE

square

#BE2921 #67BE21 #21B6BE #7721BE

split-complementary

#BE2921 #21BE77 #2167BE

monochromatic

#56120F #8A1E18 #BE2921 #DE473F #E77973

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.95

#BE2921 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.53

#BE2921 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BE2921

5.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BE2921	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BE2921	1.00	5.95	3.53	5.95
#FFFFFF	5.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#584F1E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D6F19

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D20029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #be2921;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 41, 33);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.186 28.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dc705e',
    500: '#be2921',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #be2921;
$custom-light: #dc705e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#be2921",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 190,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 33
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.057,
    "s": 70.404,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52408,
    "c": 0.18632,
    "h": 28.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12643
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BE2921

secondary

#6DC9CD

accent

#E4ED3B

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDE9

border

#D5C8C5

text

#170804

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BE2921

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

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