#BE342A#BE342A

#BE342A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.176 H 28.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BE342A
RGB	rgb(190, 52, 42)
HSL	hsl(4, 64%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(4, 78%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.6%, 77.9%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.62, 54.09, 38.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.62, 66.43, 35.49°)
OKLab	oklab(53.47% 0.1549 0.0846)
OKLCH	oklch(53.47% 0.176 28.6)
XYZ	xyz(22.8838, 13.5738, 3.6051)
Luminance	0.1357 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BE342A #2AB4BE

analogous

#BE2A6A #BE342A #BE7E2A

triadic

#BE342A #2ABE34 #342ABE

tetradic

#BE342A #6ABE2A #2AB4BE #7E2ABE

square

#BE342A #6ABE2A #2AB4BE #7E2ABE

split-complementary

#BE342A #2ABE7E #2A6ABE

monochromatic

#5A1914 #8C261F #BE342A #D8574D #E38680

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.65

#BE342A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.71

#BE342A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BE342A

5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BE342A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BE342A	1.00	5.65	3.71	5.65
#FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D5427

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7224

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D10033

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #be342a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 52, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.176 28.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#db7565',
    500: '#be342a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #be342a;
$custom-light: #db7565;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#be342a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 190,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.054,
    "s": 63.793,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53471,
    "c": 0.17647,
    "h": 28.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1357
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BE342A

secondary

#78C6CB

accent

#DCE741

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#170905

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BE342A

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

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