#BE3939#BE3939

#BE3939 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.170 H 24.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BE3939
RGB	rgb(190, 57, 57)
HSL	hsl(0, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(0, 70%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70%, 70%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.48, 52.86, 30.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.48, 61.24, 30.33°)
OKLab	oklab(54.18% 0.1542 0.0714)
OKLCH	oklch(54.18% 0.17 24.8)
XYZ	xyz(23.4394, 14.1723, 5.3714)
Luminance	0.1417 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BE3939 #39BEBE

analogous

#BE397B #BE3939 #BE7B39

triadic

#BE3939 #39BE39 #3939BE

tetradic

#BE3939 #7BBE39 #39BEBE #7B39BE

square

#BE3939 #7BBE39 #39BEBE #7B39BE

split-complementary

#BE3939 #39BE7B #397BBE

monochromatic

#601D1D #8F2B2B #BE3939 #D06464 #DF9393

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.48

#BE3939 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.83

#BE3939 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BE3939

5.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BE3939	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BE3939	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)

#5E5738

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807435

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D10C3B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #be3939;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 57, 57);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.170 24.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d9786f',
    500: '#be3939',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #be3939;
$custom-light: #d9786f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#be3939",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 190,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 57
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 53.846,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54175,
    "c": 0.16986,
    "h": 24.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14169
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BE3939

secondary

#89CACA

accent

#DDDD4B

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEC

border

#D5C9C7

text

#160907

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BE3939

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

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