#BE3C28#BE3C28

#BE3C28 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.170 H 31.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BE3C28
RGB	rgb(190, 60, 40)
HSL	hsl(8, 65%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(8, 79%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 68.4%, 78.9%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.71, 50.96, 40.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.71, 65.27, 38.67°)
OKLab	oklab(54.28% 0.1447 0.0888)
OKLCH	oklch(54.28% 0.17 31.5)
XYZ	xyz(23.2367, 14.3356, 3.5506)
Luminance	0.1433 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#BE3C28 #28AABE

analogous

#BE285F #BE3C28 #BE8728

triadic

#BE3C28 #28BE3C #3C28BE

tetradic

#BE3C28 #5FBE28 #28AABE #8728BE

square

#BE3C28 #5FBE28 #28AABE #8728BE

split-complementary

#BE3C28 #28BE87 #285FBE

monochromatic

#591C13 #8B2C1D #BE3C28 #D95D4A #E48B7D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.43

#BE3C28 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.87

#BE3C28 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BE3C28

5.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BE3C28	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BE3C28	1.00	5.43	3.87	5.43
#FFFFFF	5.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#625825

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827423

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D10F38

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #be3c28;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 60, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.170 31.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da7964',
    500: '#be3c28',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #be3c28;
$custom-light: #da7964;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#be3c28",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 190,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 8,
    "s": 65.217,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54284,
    "c": 0.16979,
    "h": 31.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14332
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BE3C28

secondary

#76C0CC

accent

#D2E840

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#170A05

muted

#857C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BE3C28

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

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