#BE3E25#BE3E25

#BE3E25 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.169 H 33.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BE3E25
RGB	rgb(190, 62, 37)
HSL	hsl(10, 67%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(10, 81%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.4%, 80.5%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.98, 50.04, 42.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.98, 65.73, 40.41°)
OKLab	oklab(54.48% 0.1413 0.0919)
OKLCH	oklch(54.48% 0.169 33)
XYZ	xyz(23.2944, 14.5294, 3.3278)
Luminance	0.1453 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BE3E25 #25A5BE

analogous

#BE2559 #BE3E25 #BE8B25

triadic

#BE3E25 #25BE3E #3E25BE

tetradic

#BE3E25 #59BE25 #25A5BE #8B25BE

square

#BE3E25 #59BE25 #25A5BE #8B25BE

split-complementary

#BE3E25 #25BE8B #2559BE

monochromatic

#581D11 #8B2D1B #BE3E25 #DB5E45 #E58A79

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.38

#BE3E25 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.91

#BE3E25 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BE3E25

5.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BE3E25	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BE3E25	1.00	5.38	3.91	5.38
#FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635821

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#83751F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D11439

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #be3e25;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 62, 37);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.169 33.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da7a62',
    500: '#be3e25',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #be3e25;
$custom-light: #da7a62;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#be3e25",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 190,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 37
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 9.804,
    "s": 67.401,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5448,
    "c": 0.16854,
    "h": 33
  },
  "luminance": 0.14526
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BE3E25

secondary

#72BECD

accent

#CEEA3E

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEEEA

border

#D5C9C6

text

#170A05

muted

#857C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BE3E25

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

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