#BE2C26#BE2C26

#BE2C26 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.183 H 27.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BE2C26
RGB	rgb(190, 44, 38)
HSL	hsl(2, 67%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(2, 80%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.8%, 80%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.60, 56.66, 39.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.60, 69.20, 35.03°)
OKLab	oklab(52.7% 0.1621 0.0859)
OKLCH	oklch(52.7% 0.183 27.9)
XYZ	xyz(22.4885, 12.8920, 3.1377)
Luminance	0.1289 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BE2C26 #26B8BE

analogous

#BE266C #BE2C26 #BE7826

triadic

#BE2C26 #26BE2C #2C26BE

tetradic

#BE2C26 #6CBE26 #26B8BE #7826BE

square

#BE2C26 #6CBE26 #26B8BE #7826BE

split-complementary

#BE2C26 #26BE78 #266CBE

monochromatic

#581412 #8B201C #BE2C26 #DA4D47 #E47E7A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.87

#BE2C26 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.58

#BE2C26 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BE2C26

5.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BE2C26	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BE2C26	1.00	5.87	3.58	5.87
#FFFFFF	5.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#595023

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D701F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D2002D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #be2c26;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 44, 38);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.183 27.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#db7261',
    500: '#be2c26',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #be2c26;
$custom-light: #db7261;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#be2c26",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 190,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 38
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.368,
    "s": 66.667,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52701,
    "c": 0.18348,
    "h": 27.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12888
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BE2C26

secondary

#74C9CC

accent

#E3EA3E

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDEA

border

#D5C8C6

text

#170905

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BE2C26

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

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