#BE4040#BE4040

#BE4040 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.162 H 24.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BE4040
RGB	rgb(190, 64, 64)
HSL	hsl(0, 50%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(0, 66%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66.3%, 66.3%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.62, 50.42, 28.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.62, 57.75, 29.18°)
OKLab	oklab(55.06% 0.1479 0.0663)
OKLCH	oklch(55.06% 0.162 24.1)
XYZ	xyz(23.9965, 14.9875, 6.4788)
Luminance	0.1498 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BE4040 #40BEBE

analogous

#BE407F #BE4040 #BE7F40

triadic

#BE4040 #40BE40 #4040BE

tetradic

#BE4040 #7FBE40 #40BEBE #7F40BE

square

#BE4040 #7FBE40 #40BEBE #7F40BE

split-complementary

#BE4040 #40BE7F #407FBE

monochromatic

#622121 #903131 #BE4040 #CE6D6D #DD9B9B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.25

#BE4040 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.00

#BE4040 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BE4040

5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BE4040	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BE4040	1.00	5.25	4.00	5.25
#FFFFFF	5.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#625B3F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#82763C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D02141

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #be4040;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 64, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.162 24.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d97c75',
    500: '#be4040',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #be4040;
$custom-light: #d97c75;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#be4040",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 190,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 49.606,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5506,
    "c": 0.16204,
    "h": 24.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14984
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BE4040

secondary

#90C9C9

accent

#D9D94F

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BE4040

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

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