#BE3942#BE3942

#BE3942 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.169 H 21.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BE3942
RGB	rgb(190, 57, 66)
HSL	hsl(356, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(356, 70%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70%, 65.3%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.62, 53.35, 25.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.62, 59.22, 25.73°)
OKLab	oklab(54.32% 0.1576 0.061)
OKLCH	oklch(54.32% 0.169 21.2)
XYZ	xyz(23.6842, 14.2702, 6.6605)
Luminance	0.1427 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BE3942 #39BEB5

analogous

#BE3984 #BE3942 #BE7239

triadic

#BE3942 #42BE39 #3942BE

tetradic

#BE3942 #84BE39 #39BEB5 #7239BE

square

#BE3942 #84BE39 #39BEB5 #7239BE

split-complementary

#BE3942 #39BE72 #3984BE

monochromatic

#601D21 #8F2B32 #BE3942 #D0646B #DF9398

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.45

#BE3942 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.85

#BE3942 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BE3942

5.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BE3942	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BE3942	1.00	5.45	3.85	5.45
#FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D5841

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F743E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D0113D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #be3942;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 57, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.169 21.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d97876',
    500: '#be3942',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #be3942;
$custom-light: #d97876;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#be3942",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 190,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.94,
    "s": 53.846,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54324,
    "c": 0.16897,
    "h": 21.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14267
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BE3942

secondary

#89CAC5

accent

#DDD34B

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160908

muted

#847B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BE3942

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

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