#BE2E38#BE2E38
#BE2E38 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.180 H 22.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BE2E38 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(190, 46, 56) |
| HSL | hsl(356, 61%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(356, 76%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 75.8%, 70.5%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.05, 56.74, 29.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.05, 64.09, 27.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.1% 0.1662 0.0687) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.1% 0.18 22.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.9286, 13.1902, 5.0793) |
| Luminance | 0.1319 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 2.45
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 2.72
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 3.34
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 3.40
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 4.19
Crimson
#DC143C
ΔE00 5.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BE2E38 #2EBEB4
analogous
#BE2E80 #BE2E38 #BE6C2E
triadic
#BE2E38 #38BE2E #2E38BE
tetradic
#BE2E38 #80BE2E #2EBEB4 #6C2EBE
square
#BE2E38 #80BE2E #2EBEB4 #6C2EBE
split-complementary
#BE2E38 #2EBE6C #2E80BE
monochromatic
#5B161B #8D2229 #BE2E38 #D6545D #E1858B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.77
#BE2E38 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.64
#BE2E38 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BE2E38
5.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BE2E38 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BE2E38 | 1.00 | 5.77 | 3.64 | 5.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.77 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.77 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#595237
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7D7133
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D10033
Achromatopsia (no color)
#666666
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #be2e38; /* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 46, 56); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.180 22.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#da736e',
500: '#be2e38',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #be2e38; $custom-light: #da736e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#be2e38",
"rgb": {
"r": 190,
"g": 46,
"b": 56
},
"hsl": {
"h": 355.833,
"s": 61.017,
"l": 46.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53104,
"c": 0.17987,
"h": 22.5
},
"luminance": 0.13187
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BE2E38
secondary
#7DCBC5
accent
#E4D944
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FDEDEC
border
#D5C8C7
text
#160907
muted
#847B7A