#BE3737#BE3737

#BE3737 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.172 H 25.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BE3737
RGB	rgb(190, 55, 55)
HSL	hsl(0, 55%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(0, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.1%, 71.1%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.17, 53.53, 31.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.17, 62.23, 30.67°)
OKLab	oklab(53.94% 0.1558 0.0728)
OKLCH	oklch(53.94% 0.172 25)
XYZ	xyz(23.2936, 13.9588, 5.0815)
Luminance	0.1396 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BE3737 #37BEBE

analogous

#BE377A #BE3737 #BE7A37

triadic

#BE3737 #37BE37 #3737BE

tetradic

#BE3737 #7ABE37 #37BEBE #7A37BE

square

#BE3737 #7ABE37 #37BEBE #7A37BE

split-complementary

#BE3737 #37BE7A #377ABE

monochromatic

#5F1C1C #8F2929 #BE3737 #D16161 #DF9090

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.54

#BE3737 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.79

#BE3737 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BE3737

5.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BE3737	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BE3737	1.00	5.54	3.79	5.54
#FFFFFF	5.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E5636

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7333

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D10339

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #be3737;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 55, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.172 25.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da776e',
    500: '#be3737',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #be3737;
$custom-light: #da776e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#be3737",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 190,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 55.102,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53938,
    "c": 0.172,
    "h": 25
  },
  "luminance": 0.13955
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BE3737

secondary

#87CACA

accent

#DEDE49

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160907

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BE3737

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

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