#BE4235#BE4235

#BE4235 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.162 H 29.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BE4235
RGB	rgb(190, 66, 53)
HSL	hsl(6, 56%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(6, 72%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.3%, 72.1%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.78, 49.00, 34.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.78, 60.07, 35.35°)
OKLab	oklab(55.13% 0.1412 0.079)
OKLCH	oklch(55.13% 0.162 29.2)
XYZ	xyz(23.8286, 15.1040, 5.0281)
Luminance	0.1510 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BE4235 #35B1BE

analogous

#BE356D #BE4235 #BE8635

triadic

#BE4235 #35BE42 #4235BE

tetradic

#BE4235 #6DBE35 #35B1BE #8635BE

square

#BE4235 #6DBE35 #35B1BE #8635BE

split-complementary

#BE4235 #35BE86 #356DBE

monochromatic

#5E211A #8E3128 #BE4235 #D2695E #DF968E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.22

#BE4235 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.02

#BE4235 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BE4235

5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BE4235	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BE4235	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)

#645B33

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837631

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D12140

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #be4235;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 66, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.162 29.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d97d6d',
    500: '#be4235',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #be4235;
$custom-light: #d97d6d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#be4235",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 190,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.693,
    "s": 56.379,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5513,
    "c": 0.16175,
    "h": 29.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15101
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BE4235

secondary

#85C3CA

accent

#D1E048

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A07

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BE4235

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

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