#BE4142#BE4142

#BE4142 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.161 H 23.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BE4142
RGB	rgb(190, 65, 66)
HSL	hsl(360, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(360, 66%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.8%, 65.3%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.80, 50.12, 27.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.80, 57.02, 28.49°)
OKLab	oklab(55.21% 0.1473 0.0644)
OKLCH	oklch(55.21% 0.161 23.6)
XYZ	xyz(24.1113, 15.1245, 6.8029)
Luminance	0.1512 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BE4142 #41BEBD

analogous

#BE4181 #BE4142 #BE7E41

triadic

#BE4142 #42BE41 #4142BE

tetradic

#BE4142 #81BE41 #41BEBD #7E41BE

square

#BE4142 #81BE41 #41BEBD #7E41BE

split-complementary

#BE4142 #41BE7E #4181BE

monochromatic

#632222 #903132 #BE4142 #CE6F6F #DD9C9D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.22

#BE4142 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.02

#BE4142 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BE4142

5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BE4142	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BE4142	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)

#625C41

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#82763F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D02343

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #be4142;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 65, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.161 23.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d97c76',
    500: '#be4142',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #be4142;
$custom-light: #d97c76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#be4142",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 190,
    "g": 65,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.52,
    "s": 49.02,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5521,
    "c": 0.16075,
    "h": 23.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15121
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BE4142

secondary

#91C9C9

accent

#D9D74F

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BE4142

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

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