#BE4243#BE4243

#BE4243 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.160 H 23.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BE4243
RGB	rgb(190, 66, 67)
HSL	hsl(360, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(360, 65%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.3%, 64.7%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.98, 49.76, 26.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.98, 56.52, 28.33°)
OKLab	oklab(55.35% 0.1464 0.0636)
OKLCH	oklch(55.35% 0.16 23.5)
XYZ	xyz(24.1990, 15.2522, 6.9788)
Luminance	0.1525 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BE4243 #42BEBD

analogous

#BE4281 #BE4243 #BE7F42

triadic

#BE4243 #43BE42 #4243BE

tetradic

#BE4243 #81BE42 #42BEBD #7F42BE

square

#BE4243 #81BE42 #42BEBD #7F42BE

split-complementary

#BE4243 #42BE7F #4281BE

monochromatic

#632223 #913233 #BE4243 #CE7070 #DD9D9E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.19

#BE4243 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.05

#BE4243 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BE4243

5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BE4243	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BE4243	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)

#635C42

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827740

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D02544

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #be4243;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 66, 67);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.160 23.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87d77',
    500: '#be4243',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #be4243;
$custom-light: #d87d77;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#be4243",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 190,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 67
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.516,
    "s": 48.819,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55346,
    "c": 0.15959,
    "h": 23.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15249
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BE4243

secondary

#92CAC9

accent

#D8D74F

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BE4243

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

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