#BE423E#BE423E

#BE423E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.160 H 25.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BE423E
RGB	rgb(190, 66, 62)
HSL	hsl(2, 51%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(2, 67%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.3%, 67.4%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.90, 49.46, 29.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.90, 57.69, 30.97°)
OKLab	oklab(55.26% 0.1444 0.0694)
OKLCH	oklch(55.26% 0.16 25.7)
XYZ	xyz(24.0554, 15.1948, 6.2227)
Luminance	0.1519 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BE423E #3EBABE

analogous

#BE3E7A #BE423E #BE823E

triadic

#BE423E #3EBE42 #423EBE

tetradic

#BE423E #7ABE3E #3EBABE #823EBE

square

#BE423E #7ABE3E #3EBABE #823EBE

split-complementary

#BE423E #3EBE82 #3E7ABE

monochromatic

#622220 #90322F #BE423E #CF6E6B #DE9B99

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.20

#BE423E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.04

#BE423E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BE423E

5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BE423E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BE423E	1.00	5.20	4.04	5.20
#FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635C3D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#82773A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D02442

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #be423e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 66, 62);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.160 25.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d97d73',
    500: '#be423e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #be423e;
$custom-light: #d97d73;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#be423e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 190,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 62
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.875,
    "s": 50.794,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55262,
    "c": 0.16024,
    "h": 25.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15191
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BE423E

secondary

#8EC8C9

accent

#D6DA4E

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BE423E

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

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