#BE423B#BE423B

#BE423B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.161 H 26.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BE423B
RGB	rgb(190, 66, 59)
HSL	hsl(3, 53%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(3, 69%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.3%, 68.9%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.86, 49.30, 31.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.86, 58.45, 32.49°)
OKLab	oklab(55.22% 0.1433 0.0727)
OKLCH	oklch(55.22% 0.161 26.9)
XYZ	xyz(23.9753, 15.1627, 5.8011)
Luminance	0.1516 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BE423B #3BB7BE

analogous

#BE3B76 #BE423B #BE843B

triadic

#BE423B #3BBE42 #423BBE

tetradic

#BE423B #76BE3B #3BB7BE #843BBE

square

#BE423B #76BE3B #3BB7BE #843BBE

split-complementary

#BE423B #3BBE84 #3B76BE

monochromatic

#61221E #8F322C #BE423B #D06C67 #DE9995

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.21

#BE423B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.03

#BE423B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BE423B

5.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BE423B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BE423B	1.00	5.21	4.03	5.21
#FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#645C39

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837737

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D12341

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #be423b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 66, 59);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.161 26.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d97d71',
    500: '#be423b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #be423b;
$custom-light: #d97d71;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#be423b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 190,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 59
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.206,
    "s": 52.61,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55216,
    "c": 0.1607,
    "h": 26.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15159
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BE423B

secondary

#8BC6CA

accent

#D4DC4C

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEEEC

border

#D5C9C7

text

#160A07

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BE423B

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

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