#BE3831#BE3831

#BE3831 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.172 H 27.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BE3831
RGB	rgb(190, 56, 49)
HSL	hsl(3, 59%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(3, 74%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.5%, 74.2%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.23, 52.88, 35.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.23, 63.58, 33.72°)
OKLab	oklab(53.96% 0.1525 0.0793)
OKLCH	oklch(53.96% 0.172 27.5)
XYZ	xyz(23.2064, 14.0007, 4.3856)
Luminance	0.1400 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BE3831 #31B7BE

analogous

#BE3170 #BE3831 #BE7F31

triadic

#BE3831 #31BE38 #3831BE

tetradic

#BE3831 #70BE31 #31B7BE #7F31BE

square

#BE3831 #70BE31 #31B7BE #7F31BE

split-complementary

#BE3831 #31BE7F #3170BE

monochromatic

#5D1B18 #8D2A24 #BE3831 #D45E58 #E18D89

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.53

#BE3831 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.80

#BE3831 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BE3831

5.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BE3831	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BE3831	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)

#5F562F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#80732C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D10338

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #be3831;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 56, 49);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.172 27.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da776a',
    500: '#be3831',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #be3831;
$custom-light: #da776a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#be3831",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 190,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 49
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.979,
    "s": 58.996,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53958,
    "c": 0.1719,
    "h": 27.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.13997
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BE3831

secondary

#80C7CA

accent

#DAE246

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160906

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BE3831

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

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