#BE2A23#BE2A23

#BE2A23 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.185 H 28.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BE2A23
RGB	rgb(190, 42, 35)
HSL	hsl(3, 69%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(3, 82%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.9%, 81.6%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.35, 57.19, 41.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.35, 70.42, 35.70°)
OKLab	oklab(52.51% 0.1632 0.0878)
OKLCH	oklch(52.51% 0.185 28.3)
XYZ	xyz(22.3693, 12.7280, 2.8687)
Luminance	0.1272 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BE2A23 #23B7BE

analogous

#BE2369 #BE2A23 #BE7823

triadic

#BE2A23 #23BE2A #2A23BE

tetradic

#BE2A23 #69BE23 #23B7BE #7823BE

square

#BE2A23 #69BE23 #23B7BE #7823BE

split-complementary

#BE2A23 #23BE78 #2369BE

monochromatic

#571310 #8A1F19 #BE2A23 #DC4942 #E67B76

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.92

#BE2A23 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.54

#BE2A23 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BE2A23

5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BE2A23	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BE2A23	1.00	5.92	3.54	5.92
#FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#594F20

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D701B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D2002A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #be2a23;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 42, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.185 28.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#db715f',
    500: '#be2a23',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #be2a23;
$custom-light: #db715f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#be2a23",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 190,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.71,
    "s": 68.889,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52507,
    "c": 0.18535,
    "h": 28.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12724
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BE2A23

secondary

#70C9CD

accent

#E4EC3C

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDE9

border

#D5C8C5

text

#170805

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BE2A23

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

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