#BE402A#BE402A

#BE402A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.166 H 32.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BE402A
RGB	rgb(190, 64, 42)
HSL	hsl(9, 64%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(9, 78%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66.3%, 77.9%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.34, 49.38, 40.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.34, 63.78, 39.26°)
OKLab	oklab(54.76% 0.1402 0.0885)
OKLCH	oklch(54.76% 0.166 32.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.4892, 14.7846, 3.8069)
Luminance	0.1478 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BE402A #2AA8BE

analogous

#BE2A5E #BE402A #BE8A2A

triadic

#BE402A #2ABE40 #402ABE

tetradic

#BE402A #5EBE2A #2AA8BE #8A2ABE

square

#BE402A #5EBE2A #2AA8BE #8A2ABE

split-complementary

#BE402A #2ABE8A #2A5EBE

monochromatic

#5A1E14 #8C2F1F #BE402A #D8624D #E38E80

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.31

#BE402A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.96

#BE402A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BE402A

5.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BE402A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BE402A	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)

#645A27

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837625

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D11B3C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #be402a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 64, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.166 32.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da7b65',
    500: '#be402a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #be402a;
$custom-light: #da7b65;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#be402a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 190,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 8.919,
    "s": 63.793,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54761,
    "c": 0.16577,
    "h": 32.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14781
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BE402A

secondary

#78BFCB

accent

#CEE741

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BE402A

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

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