#BE2B26#BE2B26

#BE2B26 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.184 H 27.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BE2B26
RGB	rgb(190, 43, 38)
HSL	hsl(2, 67%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(2, 80%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.4%, 80%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.49, 56.98, 39.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.49, 69.39, 34.80°)
OKLab	oklab(52.62% 0.1631 0.0856)
OKLCH	oklch(52.62% 0.184 27.7)
XYZ	xyz(22.4517, 12.8184, 3.1254)
Luminance	0.1281 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BE2B26 #26B9BE

analogous

#BE266D #BE2B26 #BE7726

triadic

#BE2B26 #26BE2B #2B26BE

tetradic

#BE2B26 #6DBE26 #26B9BE #7726BE

square

#BE2B26 #6DBE26 #26B9BE #7726BE

split-complementary

#BE2B26 #26BE77 #266DBE

monochromatic

#581412 #8B1F1C #BE2B26 #DA4C47 #E47E7A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.89

#BE2B26 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.56

#BE2B26 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BE2B26

5.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BE2B26	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BE2B26	1.00	5.89	3.56	5.89
#FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#595024

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D701F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D2002C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #be2b26;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 43, 38);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.184 27.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#db7161',
    500: '#be2b26',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #be2b26;
$custom-light: #db7161;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#be2b26",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 190,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 38
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.974,
    "s": 66.667,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52618,
    "c": 0.18423,
    "h": 27.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12815
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BE2B26

secondary

#74C9CC

accent

#E4EA3E

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDEA

border

#D5C8C6

text

#170905

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BE2B26

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

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