#BE3E42#BE3E42

#BE3E42 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.164 H 22.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BE3E42
RGB	rgb(190, 62, 66)
HSL	hsl(358, 51%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(358, 67%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.4%, 65.3%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.34, 51.37, 26.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.34, 57.86, 27.40°)
OKLab	oklab(54.87% 0.1513 0.0631)
OKLCH	oklch(54.87% 0.164 22.6)
XYZ	xyz(23.9436, 14.7891, 6.7470)
Luminance	0.1479 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BE3E42 #3EBEBA

analogous

#BE3E82 #BE3E42 #BE7A3E

triadic

#BE3E42 #42BE3E #3E42BE

tetradic

#BE3E42 #82BE3E #3EBEBA #7A3EBE

square

#BE3E42 #82BE3E #3EBEBA #7A3EBE

split-complementary

#BE3E42 #3EBE7A #3E82BE

monochromatic

#622022 #902F32 #BE3E42 #CF6B6E #DE999B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.31

#BE3E42 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.96

#BE3E42 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BE3E42

5.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BE3E42	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BE3E42	1.00	5.31	3.96	5.31
#FFFFFF	5.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#605A41

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#81753E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D01D41

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #be3e42;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 62, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.164 22.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d97b76',
    500: '#be3e42',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #be3e42;
$custom-light: #d97b76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#be3e42",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 190,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.125,
    "s": 50.794,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54866,
    "c": 0.16388,
    "h": 22.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14786
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BE3E42

secondary

#8EC9C8

accent

#DAD64E

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BE3E42

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

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