#BE3438#BE3438

#BE3438 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.175 H 23.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BE3438
RGB	rgb(190, 52, 56)
HSL	hsl(358, 57%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(358, 73%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.6%, 70.5%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.79, 54.68, 30.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.79, 62.71, 29.31°)
OKLab	oklab(53.65% 0.1597 0.0707)
OKLCH	oklch(53.65% 0.175 23.9)
XYZ	xyz(23.1796, 13.6921, 5.1629)
Luminance	0.1369 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BE3438 #34BEBA

analogous

#BE347D #BE3438 #BE7534

triadic

#BE3438 #38BE34 #3438BE

tetradic

#BE3438 #7DBE34 #34BEBA #7534BE

square

#BE3438 #7DBE34 #34BEBA #7534BE

split-complementary

#BE3438 #34BE75 #347DBE

monochromatic

#5E1A1C #8E272A #BE3438 #D35D60 #E08D8F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.62

#BE3438 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.74

#BE3438 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BE3438

5.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BE3438	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BE3438	1.00	5.62	3.74	5.62
#FFFFFF	5.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C5537

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E7233

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D10037

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #be3438;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 52, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.175 23.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da766e',
    500: '#be3438',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #be3438;
$custom-light: #da766e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#be3438",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 190,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.261,
    "s": 57.025,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53655,
    "c": 0.17463,
    "h": 23.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13689
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BE3438

secondary

#84CAC8

accent

#E0DC48

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEC

border

#D5C8C7

text

#160907

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BE3438

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

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