#BE3234#BE3234
#BE3234 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.177 H 24.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BE3234 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(190, 50, 52) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 58%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 74%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 73.7%, 72.6%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.48, 55.20, 32.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.48, 64.16, 30.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.41% 0.1605 0.0743) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.41% 0.177 24.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.9983, 13.4798, 4.6390) |
| Luminance | 0.1348 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 2.51
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 3.54
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 4.20
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 4.34
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.53
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 4.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BE3234 #32BEBC
analogous
#BE327A #BE3234 #BE7632
triadic
#BE3234 #34BE32 #3234BE
tetradic
#BE3234 #7ABE32 #32BEBC #7632BE
square
#BE3234 #7ABE32 #32BEBC #7632BE
split-complementary
#BE3234 #32BE76 #327ABE
monochromatic
#5D1919 #8E2527 #BE3234 #D35A5B #E08A8B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.68
#BE3234 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.70
#BE3234 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BE3234
5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BE3234 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BE3234 | 1.00 | 5.68 | 3.70 | 5.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5B5333
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7E722F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D10034
Achromatopsia (no color)
#676767
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #be3234; /* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 50, 52); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.177 24.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#da756c',
500: '#be3234',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #be3234; $custom-light: #da756c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#be3234",
"rgb": {
"r": 190,
"g": 50,
"b": 52
},
"hsl": {
"h": 359.143,
"s": 58.333,
"l": 47.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53406,
"c": 0.17685,
"h": 24.8
},
"luminance": 0.13476
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BE3234
secondary
#82CAC9
accent
#E2DF46
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FDEDEB
border
#D5C8C6
text
#160907
muted
#847B7A