#BE3242#BE3242

#BE3242 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.176 H 19.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BE3242
RGB	rgb(190, 50, 66)
HSL	hsl(353, 58%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(353, 74%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.7%, 65.3%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.69, 55.92, 24.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.69, 61.06, 23.69°)
OKLab	oklab(53.63% 0.1657 0.0584)
OKLCH	oklch(53.63% 0.176 19.4)
XYZ	xyz(23.3617, 13.6252, 6.5530)
Luminance	0.1362 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BE3242 #32BEAE

analogous

#BE3288 #BE3242 #BE6832

triadic

#BE3242 #42BE32 #3242BE

tetradic

#BE3242 #88BE32 #32BEAE #6832BE

square

#BE3242 #88BE32 #32BEAE #6832BE

split-complementary

#BE3242 #32BE68 #3288BE

monochromatic

#5D1920 #8E2531 #BE3242 #D35A68 #E08A94

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.64

#BE3242 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.72

#BE3242 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BE3242

5.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BE3242	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BE3242	1.00	5.64	3.72	5.64
#FFFFFF	5.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#595442

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D723E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D10039

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #be3242;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 50, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.176 19.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d97576',
    500: '#be3242',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #be3242;
$custom-light: #d97576;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#be3242",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 190,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 353.143,
    "s": 58.333,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53633,
    "c": 0.17571,
    "h": 19.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13622
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BE3242

secondary

#82CAC2

accent

#E2D046

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FDEDED

border

#D5C8C8

text

#160908

muted

#847B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BE3242

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

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