#BE4234#BE4234

#BE4234 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.162 H 29.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BE4234
RGB	rgb(190, 66, 52)
HSL	hsl(6, 57%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(6, 73%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.3%, 72.6%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.76, 48.95, 35.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.76, 60.36, 35.80°)
OKLab	oklab(55.12% 0.1408 0.08)
OKLCH	oklch(55.12% 0.162 29.6)
XYZ	xyz(23.8058, 15.0949, 4.9082)
Luminance	0.1509 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BE4234 #34B0BE

analogous

#BE346B #BE4234 #BE8734

triadic

#BE4234 #34BE42 #4234BE

tetradic

#BE4234 #6BBE34 #34B0BE #8734BE

square

#BE4234 #6BBE34 #34B0BE #8734BE

split-complementary

#BE4234 #34BE87 #346BBE

monochromatic

#5E211A #8E3127 #BE4234 #D3695D #E0958D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.23

#BE4234 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.02

#BE4234 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BE4234

5.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BE4234	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BE4234	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)

#645B32

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837630

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D12140

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #be4234;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 66, 52);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.162 29.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d97d6c',
    500: '#be4234',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #be4234;
$custom-light: #d97d6c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#be4234",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 190,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 52
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.087,
    "s": 57.025,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55117,
    "c": 0.16194,
    "h": 29.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15092
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BE4234

secondary

#84C3CA

accent

#D1E048

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A07

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BE4234

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

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