#BE3538#BE3538

#BE3538 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.174 H 24.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BE3538
RGB	rgb(190, 53, 56)
HSL	hsl(359, 56%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(359, 72%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.1%, 70.5%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.92, 54.32, 30.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.92, 62.47, 29.59°)
OKLab	oklab(53.75% 0.1585 0.071)
OKLCH	oklch(53.75% 0.174 24.1)
XYZ	xyz(23.2247, 13.7824, 5.1780)
Luminance	0.1378 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BE3538 #35BEBB

analogous

#BE357D #BE3538 #BE7635

triadic

#BE3538 #38BE35 #3538BE

tetradic

#BE3538 #7DBE35 #35BEBB #7635BE

square

#BE3538 #7DBE35 #35BEBB #7635BE

split-complementary

#BE3538 #35BE76 #357DBE

monochromatic

#5E1A1C #8E282A #BE3538 #D25E61 #DF8E90

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.59

#BE3538 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.76

#BE3538 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BE3538

5.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BE3538	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BE3538	1.00	5.59	3.76	5.59
#FFFFFF	5.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C5537

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7334

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D10038

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #be3538;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 53, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.174 24.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da766f',
    500: '#be3538',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #be3538;
$custom-light: #da766f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#be3538",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 190,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.686,
    "s": 56.379,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53753,
    "c": 0.17372,
    "h": 24.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13779
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BE3538

secondary

#85CAC8

accent

#E0DC48

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEC

border

#D5C9C7

text

#160907

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BE3538

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

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