#BE4037#BE4037

#BE4037 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.163 H 27.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BE4037
RGB	rgb(190, 64, 55)
HSL	hsl(4, 55%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(4, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66.3%, 71.1%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.49, 49.94, 33.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.49, 60.01, 33.68°)
OKLab	oklab(54.92% 0.1445 0.0762)
OKLCH	oklch(54.92% 0.163 27.8)
XYZ	xyz(23.7607, 14.8932, 5.2372)
Luminance	0.1489 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BE4037 #37B5BE

analogous

#BE3771 #BE4037 #BE8337

triadic

#BE4037 #37BE40 #4037BE

tetradic

#BE4037 #71BE37 #37B5BE #8337BE

square

#BE4037 #71BE37 #37B5BE #8337BE

split-complementary

#BE4037 #37BE83 #3771BE

monochromatic

#5F201C #8F3029 #BE4037 #D16861 #DF9690

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.28

#BE4037 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.98

#BE4037 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BE4037

5.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BE4037	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BE4037	1.00	5.28	3.98	5.28
#FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635A35

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827633

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D11E3F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #be4037;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 64, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.163 27.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d97c6e',
    500: '#be4037',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #be4037;
$custom-light: #d97c6e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#be4037",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 190,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4,
    "s": 55.102,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54921,
    "c": 0.16336,
    "h": 27.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1489
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BE4037

secondary

#87C5CA

accent

#D4DE49

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEC

border

#D5C9C7

text

#160A07

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BE4037

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

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