#BE4231#BE4231

#BE4231 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.163 H 30.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BE4231
RGB	rgb(190, 66, 49)
HSL	hsl(7, 59%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(7, 74%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.3%, 74.2%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.73, 48.82, 36.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.73, 61.23, 37.13°)
OKLab	oklab(55.08% 0.1398 0.0829)
OKLCH	oklch(55.08% 0.163 30.7)
XYZ	xyz(23.7404, 15.0687, 4.5636)
Luminance	0.1507 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BE4231 #31ADBE

analogous

#BE3167 #BE4231 #BE8931

triadic

#BE4231 #31BE42 #4231BE

tetradic

#BE4231 #67BE31 #31ADBE #8931BE

square

#BE4231 #67BE31 #31ADBE #8931BE

split-complementary

#BE4231 #31BE89 #3167BE

monochromatic

#5D2018 #8D3124 #BE4231 #D46758 #E19389

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.23

#BE4231 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.01

#BE4231 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BE4231

5.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BE4231	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BE4231	1.00	5.23	4.01	5.23
#FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#655B2E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#84762D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D1213F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #be4231;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 66, 49);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.163 30.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da7c6a',
    500: '#be4231',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #be4231;
$custom-light: #da7c6a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#be4231",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 190,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 49
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 7.234,
    "s": 58.996,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55078,
    "c": 0.16252,
    "h": 30.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15065
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BE4231

secondary

#80C1CA

accent

#CFE246

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BE4231

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

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