#BE4237#BE4237

#BE4237 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.161 H 28.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BE4237
RGB	rgb(190, 66, 55)
HSL	hsl(5, 55%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(5, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.3%, 71.1%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.80, 49.09, 33.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.80, 59.52, 34.42°)
OKLab	oklab(55.16% 0.1419 0.077)
OKLCH	oklch(55.16% 0.161 28.5)
XYZ	xyz(23.8755, 15.1228, 5.2755)
Luminance	0.1512 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BE4237 #37B3BE

analogous

#BE376F #BE4237 #BE8537

triadic

#BE4237 #37BE42 #4237BE

tetradic

#BE4237 #6FBE37 #37B3BE #8537BE

square

#BE4237 #6FBE37 #37B3BE #8537BE

split-complementary

#BE4237 #37BE85 #376FBE

monochromatic

#5F211C #8F3229 #BE4237 #D16A61 #DF9790

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.22

#BE4237 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.02

#BE4237 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BE4237

5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BE4237	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BE4237	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)

#645B35

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837633

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D12240

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #be4237;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 66, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.161 28.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d97d6e',
    500: '#be4237',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #be4237;
$custom-light: #d97d6e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#be4237",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 190,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.889,
    "s": 55.102,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55157,
    "c": 0.16139,
    "h": 28.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15119
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BE4237

secondary

#87C4CA

accent

#D2DE49

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEC

border

#D5C9C7

text

#160A07

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BE4237

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

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