#BE3938#BE3938

#BE3938 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.170 H 25.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BE3938
RGB	rgb(190, 57, 56)
HSL	hsl(0, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(0, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70%, 70.5%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.46, 52.81, 31.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.46, 61.49, 30.81°)
OKLab	oklab(54.16% 0.1538 0.0724)
OKLCH	oklch(54.16% 0.17 25.2)
XYZ	xyz(23.4147, 14.1624, 5.2413)
Luminance	0.1416 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BE3938 #38BDBE

analogous

#BE387A #BE3938 #BE7C38

triadic

#BE3938 #38BE39 #3938BE

tetradic

#BE3938 #7ABE38 #38BDBE #7C38BE

square

#BE3938 #7ABE38 #38BDBE #7C38BE

split-complementary

#BE3938 #38BE7C #387ABE

monochromatic

#5F1D1C #8F2B2A #BE3938 #D16362 #DF9292

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.48

#BE3938 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.83

#BE3938 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BE3938

5.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BE3938	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BE3938	1.00	5.48	3.83	5.48
#FFFFFF	5.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F5737

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807434

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D10C3A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #be3938;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 57, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.170 25.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da786f',
    500: '#be3938',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #be3938;
$custom-light: #da786f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#be3938",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 190,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.448,
    "s": 54.472,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5416,
    "c": 0.16999,
    "h": 25.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14159
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BE3938

secondary

#88C9CA

accent

#DDDE4A

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEC

border

#D5C9C7

text

#160907

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BE3938

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

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