#BE4251#BE4251

#BE4251 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.159 H 16.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BE4251
RGB	rgb(190, 66, 81)
HSL	hsl(353, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(353, 65%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.3%, 57.4%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.23, 50.70, 18.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.23, 54.04, 20.25°)
OKLab	oklab(55.62% 0.1519 0.0462)
OKLCH	oklch(55.62% 0.159 16.9)
XYZ	xyz(24.6709, 15.4409, 9.4643)
Luminance	0.1544 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#BE4251 #42BEAF

analogous

#BE428F #BE4251 #BE7142

triadic

#BE4251 #51BE42 #4251BE

tetradic

#BE4251 #8FBE42 #42BEAF #7142BE

square

#BE4251 #8FBE42 #42BEAF #7142BE

split-complementary

#BE4251 #42BE71 #428FBE

monochromatic

#63222A #91323D #BE4251 #CE707B #DD9DA5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.14

#BE4251 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.09

#BE4251 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BE4251

5.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BE4251	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BE4251	1.00	5.14	4.09	5.14
#FFFFFF	5.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#615D51

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#80774E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D02948

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #be4251;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 66, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.159 16.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87d81',
    500: '#be4251',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #be4251;
$custom-light: #d87d81;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#be4251",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 190,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 352.742,
    "s": 48.819,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55619,
    "c": 0.15873,
    "h": 16.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15438
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BE4251

secondary

#92CAC3

accent

#D8C84F

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEEEE

border

#D5C9C9

text

#160A0A

muted

#847C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BE4251

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

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