#BE3739#BE3739

#BE3739 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.172 H 24.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BE3739
RGB	rgb(190, 55, 57)
HSL	hsl(359, 55%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(359, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.1%, 70%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.20, 53.63, 30.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.20, 61.74, 29.70°)
OKLab	oklab(53.97% 0.1566 0.0706)
OKLCH	oklch(53.97% 0.172 24.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.3425, 13.9784, 5.3391)
Luminance	0.1398 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BE3739 #37BEBC

analogous

#BE377C #BE3739 #BE7837

triadic

#BE3739 #39BE37 #3739BE

tetradic

#BE3739 #7CBE37 #37BEBC #7837BE

square

#BE3739 #7CBE37 #37BEBC #7837BE

split-complementary

#BE3739 #37BE78 #377CBE

monochromatic

#5F1C1D #8F292B #BE3739 #D16163 #DF9092

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.53

#BE3739 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.80

#BE3739 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BE3739

5.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BE3739	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BE3739	1.00	5.53	3.80	5.53
#FFFFFF	5.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D5638

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7335

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D10439

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #be3739;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 55, 57);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.172 24.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da776f',
    500: '#be3739',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #be3739;
$custom-light: #da776f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#be3739",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 190,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 57
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.111,
    "s": 55.102,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53968,
    "c": 0.17175,
    "h": 24.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13975
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BE3739

secondary

#87CAC9

accent

#DEDC49

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEC

border

#D5C9C7

text

#160907

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BE3739

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

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