#BE4238#BE4238

#BE4238 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.161 H 28.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BE4238
RGB	rgb(190, 66, 56)
HSL	hsl(4, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(4, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.3%, 70.5%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.82, 49.14, 33.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.82, 59.24, 33.95°)
OKLab	oklab(55.17% 0.1422 0.0759)
OKLCH	oklch(55.17% 0.161 28.1)
XYZ	xyz(23.8998, 15.1325, 5.4030)
Luminance	0.1513 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#BE4238 #38B4BE

analogous

#BE3871 #BE4238 #BE8538

triadic

#BE4238 #38BE42 #4238BE

tetradic

#BE4238 #71BE38 #38B4BE #8538BE

square

#BE4238 #71BE38 #38B4BE #8538BE

split-complementary

#BE4238 #38BE85 #3871BE

monochromatic

#5F211C #8F322A #BE4238 #D16B62 #DF9792

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.22

#BE4238 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.03

#BE4238 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BE4238

5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BE4238	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BE4238	1.00	5.22	4.03	5.22
#FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#645B36

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837634

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D12241

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #be4238;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 66, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.161 28.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d97d6f',
    500: '#be4238',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #be4238;
$custom-light: #d97d6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#be4238",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 190,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.478,
    "s": 54.472,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55171,
    "c": 0.16122,
    "h": 28.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15129
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BE4238

secondary

#88C5CA

accent

#D3DE4A

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEC

border

#D5C9C7

text

#160A07

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BE4238

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

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