#BE4049#BE4049

#BE4049 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.161 H 20.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BE4049
RGB	rgb(190, 64, 73)
HSL	hsl(356, 50%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(356, 66%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66.3%, 61.6%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.77, 50.98, 22.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.77, 55.91, 24.23°)
OKLab	oklab(55.22% 0.1514 0.0555)
OKLCH	oklch(55.22% 0.161 20.1)
XYZ	xyz(24.2736, 15.0983, 7.9381)
Luminance	0.1510 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BE4049 #40BEB5

analogous

#BE4088 #BE4049 #BE7640

triadic

#BE4049 #49BE40 #4049BE

tetradic

#BE4049 #88BE40 #40BEB5 #7640BE

square

#BE4049 #88BE40 #40BEB5 #7640BE

split-complementary

#BE4049 #40BE76 #4088BE

monochromatic

#622126 #903137 #BE4049 #CE6D74 #DD9BA0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.23

#BE4049 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.02

#BE4049 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BE4049

5.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BE4049	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BE4049	1.00	5.23	4.02	5.23
#FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#615C48

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817646

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D02344

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #be4049;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 64, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.161 20.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87c7b',
    500: '#be4049',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #be4049;
$custom-light: #d87c7b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#be4049",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 190,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.714,
    "s": 49.606,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55222,
    "c": 0.16121,
    "h": 20.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15095
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BE4049

secondary

#90C9C5

accent

#D9CF4F

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEEEE

border

#D5C9C9

text

#160A09

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BE4049

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

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