#BE4140#BE4140

#BE4140 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.161 H 24.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BE4140
RGB	rgb(190, 65, 64)
HSL	hsl(0, 50%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(0, 66%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.8%, 66.3%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.77, 50.00, 28.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.77, 57.48, 29.55°)
OKLab	oklab(55.18% 0.1465 0.0667)
OKLCH	oklch(55.18% 0.161 24.5)
XYZ	xyz(24.0534, 15.1013, 6.4978)
Luminance	0.1510 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BE4140 #40BDBE

analogous

#BE407E #BE4140 #BE8040

triadic

#BE4140 #40BE41 #4140BE

tetradic

#BE4140 #7EBE40 #40BDBE #8040BE

square

#BE4140 #7EBE40 #40BDBE #8040BE

split-complementary

#BE4140 #40BE80 #407EBE

monochromatic

#622221 #903131 #BE4140 #CE6E6D #DD9C9B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.22

#BE4140 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.02

#BE4140 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BE4140

5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BE4140	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BE4140	1.00	5.22	4.02	5.22
#FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635B3F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#82763C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D02242

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #be4140;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 65, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.161 24.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d97c75',
    500: '#be4140',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #be4140;
$custom-light: #d97c75;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#be4140",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 190,
    "g": 65,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.476,
    "s": 49.606,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55177,
    "c": 0.16101,
    "h": 24.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15098
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BE4140

secondary

#90C9C9

accent

#D8D94F

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BE4140

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

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