#BE3857#BE3857

#BE3857 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.170 H 11.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BE3857
RGB	rgb(190, 56, 87)
HSL	hsl(346, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(346, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.5%, 54.2%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.90, 55.17, 13.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.90, 56.73, 13.46°)
OKLab	oklab(54.67% 0.167 0.0334)
OKLCH	oklch(54.67% 0.17 11.3)
XYZ	xyz(24.3719, 14.4669, 10.5240)
Luminance	0.1446 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BE3857 #38BE9F

analogous

#BE389A #BE3857 #BE5C38

triadic

#BE3857 #57BE38 #3857BE

tetradic

#BE3857 #9ABE38 #38BE9F #5C38BE

square

#BE3857 #9ABE38 #38BE9F #5C38BE

split-complementary

#BE3857 #38BE5C #389ABE

monochromatic

#5F1C2C #8F2A41 #BE3857 #D1627C #DF92A3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.39

#BE3857 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.89

#BE3857 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BE3857

5.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BE3857	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BE3857	1.00	5.39	3.89	5.39
#FFFFFF	5.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#595957

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C7454

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF1A45

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #be3857;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 56, 87);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.170 11.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87886',
    500: '#be3857',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #be3857;
$custom-light: #d87886;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#be3857",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 190,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 87
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 346.119,
    "s": 54.472,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54665,
    "c": 0.17031,
    "h": 11.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14464
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BE3857

secondary

#88CABB

accent

#DEBC4A

background

#FEF7F8

surface

#FCEEEF

border

#D5C9CA

text

#160A0B

muted

#847C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BE3857

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

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