#BE4242#BE4242

#BE4242 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.160 H 23.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BE4242
RGB	rgb(190, 66, 66)
HSL	hsl(0, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(0, 65%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.3%, 65.3%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.96, 49.69, 27.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.96, 56.74, 28.87°)
OKLab	oklab(55.33% 0.146 0.0648)
OKLCH	oklch(55.33% 0.16 23.9)
XYZ	xyz(24.1692, 15.2403, 6.8222)
Luminance	0.1524 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BE4242 #42BEBE

analogous

#BE4280 #BE4242 #BE8042

triadic

#BE4242 #42BE42 #4242BE

tetradic

#BE4242 #80BE42 #42BEBE #8042BE

square

#BE4242 #80BE42 #42BEBE #8042BE

split-complementary

#BE4242 #42BE80 #4280BE

monochromatic

#632222 #913232 #BE4242 #CE7070 #DD9D9D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.19

#BE4242 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.05

#BE4242 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BE4242

5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BE4242	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BE4242	1.00	5.19	4.05	5.19
#FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635C41

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#82773F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D02543

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #be4242;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 66, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.160 23.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d97d76',
    500: '#be4242',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #be4242;
$custom-light: #d97d76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#be4242",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 190,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 48.819,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55328,
    "c": 0.15971,
    "h": 23.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15237
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BE4242

secondary

#92CACA

accent

#D8D84F

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BE4242

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

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