#BE3738#BE3738

#BE3738 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.172 H 24.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BE3738
RGB	rgb(190, 55, 56)
HSL	hsl(360, 55%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(360, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.1%, 70.5%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.19, 53.58, 31.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.19, 61.98, 30.19°)
OKLab	oklab(53.95% 0.1562 0.0717)
OKLCH	oklch(53.95% 0.172 24.7)
XYZ	xyz(23.3178, 13.9685, 5.2090)
Luminance	0.1396 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BE3738 #37BEBD

analogous

#BE377B #BE3738 #BE7A37

triadic

#BE3738 #38BE37 #3738BE

tetradic

#BE3738 #7BBE37 #37BEBD #7A37BE

square

#BE3738 #7BBE37 #37BEBD #7A37BE

split-complementary

#BE3738 #37BE7A #377BBE

monochromatic

#5F1C1C #8F292A #BE3738 #D16162 #DF9091

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.54

#BE3738 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.79

#BE3738 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BE3738

5.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BE3738	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BE3738	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)

#5D5637

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7334

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D10339

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #be3738;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 55, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.172 24.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da776f',
    500: '#be3738',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #be3738;
$custom-light: #da776f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#be3738",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 190,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.556,
    "s": 55.102,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53953,
    "c": 0.17187,
    "h": 24.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13965
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BE3738

secondary

#87CAC9

accent

#DEDD49

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEC

border

#D5C9C7

text

#160907

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BE3738

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

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