#BE4138#BE4138

#BE4138 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.162 H 27.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BE4138
RGB	rgb(190, 65, 56)
HSL	hsl(4, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(4, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.8%, 70.5%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.66, 49.57, 32.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.66, 59.49, 33.57°)
OKLab	oklab(55.05% 0.1436 0.0755)
OKLCH	oklch(55.05% 0.162 27.7)
XYZ	xyz(23.8418, 15.0167, 5.3837)
Luminance	0.1501 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#BE4138 #38B5BE

analogous

#BE3872 #BE4138 #BE8438

triadic

#BE4138 #38BE41 #4138BE

tetradic

#BE4138 #72BE38 #38B5BE #8438BE

square

#BE4138 #72BE38 #38B5BE #8438BE

split-complementary

#BE4138 #38BE84 #3872BE

monochromatic

#5F211C #8F312A #BE4138 #D16A62 #DF9792

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.25

#BE4138 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.00

#BE4138 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BE4138

5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BE4138	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BE4138	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)

#635B36

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837634

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D12040

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #be4138;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 65, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.162 27.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d97c6f',
    500: '#be4138',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #be4138;
$custom-light: #d97c6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#be4138",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 190,
    "g": 65,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.03,
    "s": 54.472,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55053,
    "c": 0.16221,
    "h": 27.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15013
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BE4138

secondary

#88C5CA

accent

#D4DE4A

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEC

border

#D5C9C7

text

#160A07

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BE4138

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

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