#BE3838#BE3838

#BE3838 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.171 H 24.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BE3838
RGB	rgb(190, 56, 56)
HSL	hsl(0, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(0, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.5%, 70.5%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.33, 53.20, 31.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.33, 61.74, 30.50°)
OKLab	oklab(54.06% 0.155 0.0721)
OKLCH	oklch(54.06% 0.171 24.9)
XYZ	xyz(23.3657, 14.0645, 5.2250)
Luminance	0.1406 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BE3838 #38BEBE

analogous

#BE387B #BE3838 #BE7B38

triadic

#BE3838 #38BE38 #3838BE

tetradic

#BE3838 #7BBE38 #38BEBE #7B38BE

square

#BE3838 #7BBE38 #38BEBE #7B38BE

split-complementary

#BE3838 #38BE7B #387BBE

monochromatic

#5F1C1C #8F2A2A #BE3838 #D16262 #DF9292

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.51

#BE3838 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.81

#BE3838 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BE3838

5.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BE3838	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BE3838	1.00	5.51	3.81	5.51
#FFFFFF	5.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E5637

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807334

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D1073A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #be3838;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 56, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.171 24.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da776f',
    500: '#be3838',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #be3838;
$custom-light: #da776f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#be3838",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 190,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 54.472,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54056,
    "c": 0.17093,
    "h": 24.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14061
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BE3838

secondary

#88CACA

accent

#DEDE4A

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEC

border

#D5C9C7

text

#160907

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BE3838

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

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