#BE2A26#BE2A26

#BE2A26 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.185 H 27.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BE2A26
RGB	rgb(190, 42, 38)
HSL	hsl(2, 67%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(2, 80%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.9%, 80%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.38, 57.28, 39.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.38, 69.58, 34.59°)
OKLab	oklab(52.54% 0.1641 0.0854)
OKLCH	oklch(52.54% 0.185 27.5)
XYZ	xyz(22.4157, 12.7466, 3.1134)
Luminance	0.1274 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BE2A26 #26BABE

analogous

#BE266E #BE2A26 #BE7626

triadic

#BE2A26 #26BE2A #2A26BE

tetradic

#BE2A26 #6EBE26 #26BABE #7626BE

square

#BE2A26 #6EBE26 #26BABE #7626BE

split-complementary

#BE2A26 #26BE76 #266EBE

monochromatic

#581312 #8B1F1C #BE2A26 #DA4B47 #E47D7A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.92

#BE2A26 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#BE2A26 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BE2A26

5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BE2A26	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BE2A26	1.00	5.92	3.55	5.92
#FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#594F24

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D701F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D2002B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #be2a26;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 42, 38);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.185 27.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#db7161',
    500: '#be2a26',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #be2a26;
$custom-light: #db7161;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#be2a26",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 190,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 38
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.579,
    "s": 66.667,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52537,
    "c": 0.18497,
    "h": 27.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12743
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BE2A26

secondary

#74CACC

accent

#E5EA3E

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDEA

border

#D5C8C6

text

#170805

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BE2A26

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

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