#BE4240#BE4240

#BE4240 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.160 H 24.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BE4240
RGB	rgb(190, 66, 64)
HSL	hsl(1, 50%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(1, 66%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.3%, 66.3%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.93, 49.58, 28.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.93, 57.21, 29.93°)
OKLab	oklab(55.3% 0.1452 0.0671)
OKLCH	oklch(55.3% 0.16 24.8)
XYZ	xyz(24.1113, 15.2171, 6.5171)
Luminance	0.1521 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BE4240 #40BCBE

analogous

#BE407D #BE4240 #BE8140

triadic

#BE4240 #40BE42 #4240BE

tetradic

#BE4240 #7DBE40 #40BCBE #8140BE

square

#BE4240 #7DBE40 #40BCBE #8140BE

split-complementary

#BE4240 #40BE81 #407DBE

monochromatic

#622221 #903231 #BE4240 #CE6F6D #DD9C9B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.19

#BE4240 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.04

#BE4240 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BE4240

5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BE4240	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BE4240	1.00	5.19	4.04	5.19
#FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635C3F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#82773D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D02443

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #be4240;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 66, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.160 24.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d97d75',
    500: '#be4240',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #be4240;
$custom-light: #d97d75;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#be4240",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 190,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.952,
    "s": 49.606,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55295,
    "c": 0.15996,
    "h": 24.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15214
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BE4240

secondary

#90C9C9

accent

#D7D94F

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BE4240

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

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