#BE423C#BE423C

#BE423C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.161 H 26.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BE423C
RGB	rgb(190, 66, 60)
HSL	hsl(3, 52%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(3, 68%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.3%, 68.4%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.87, 49.35, 30.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.87, 58.19, 31.99°)
OKLab	oklab(55.23% 0.1437 0.0716)
OKLCH	oklch(55.23% 0.161 26.5)
XYZ	xyz(24.0015, 15.1732, 5.9390)
Luminance	0.1517 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BE423C #3CB8BE

analogous

#BE3C77 #BE423C #BE833C

triadic

#BE423C #3CBE42 #423CBE

tetradic

#BE423C #77BE3C #3CB8BE #833CBE

square

#BE423C #77BE3C #3CB8BE #833CBE

split-complementary

#BE423C #3CBE83 #3C77BE

monochromatic

#61221F #8F322D #BE423C #CF6D68 #DE9A96

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.21

#BE423C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.03

#BE423C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BE423C

5.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BE423C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BE423C	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)

#645C3A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837738

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D12342

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #be423c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 66, 60);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.161 26.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d97d72',
    500: '#be423c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #be423c;
$custom-light: #d97d72;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#be423c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 190,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 60
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.769,
    "s": 52,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55231,
    "c": 0.16055,
    "h": 26.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1517
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BE423C

secondary

#8CC7CA

accent

#D5DB4C

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEEEC

border

#D5C9C7

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BE423C

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

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