#BE4042#BE4042

#BE4042 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.162 H 23.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BE4042
RGB	rgb(190, 64, 66)
HSL	hsl(359, 50%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(359, 66%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66.3%, 65.3%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.65, 50.54, 27.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.65, 57.30, 28.12°)
OKLab	oklab(55.09% 0.1486 0.0639)
OKLCH	oklch(55.09% 0.162 23.3)
XYZ	xyz(24.0544, 15.0107, 6.7839)
Luminance	0.1501 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BE4042 #40BEBC

analogous

#BE4081 #BE4042 #BE7D40

triadic

#BE4042 #42BE40 #4042BE

tetradic

#BE4042 #81BE40 #40BEBC #7D40BE

square

#BE4042 #81BE40 #40BEBC #7D40BE

split-complementary

#BE4042 #40BE7D #4081BE

monochromatic

#622122 #903132 #BE4042 #CE6D6F #DD9B9C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.25

#BE4042 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.00

#BE4042 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BE4042

5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BE4042	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BE4042	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)

#625B41

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#81763E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D02142

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #be4042;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 64, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.162 23.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d97c76',
    500: '#be4042',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #be4042;
$custom-light: #d97c76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#be4042",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 190,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.048,
    "s": 49.606,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55094,
    "c": 0.1618,
    "h": 23.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15007
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BE4042

secondary

#90C9C9

accent

#D9D74F

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BE4042

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

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