#BE4257#BE4257

#BE4257 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.159 H 13.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BE4257
RGB	rgb(190, 66, 87)
HSL	hsl(350, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(350, 65%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.3%, 54.2%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.36, 51.17, 15.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.36, 53.38, 16.56°)
OKLab	oklab(55.75% 0.1542 0.0382)
OKLCH	oklch(55.75% 0.159 13.9)
XYZ	xyz(24.9059, 15.5350, 10.7020)
Luminance	0.1553 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#BE4257 #42BEA9

analogous

#BE4295 #BE4257 #BE6B42

triadic

#BE4257 #57BE42 #4257BE

tetradic

#BE4257 #95BE42 #42BEA9 #6B42BE

square

#BE4257 #95BE42 #42BEA9 #6B42BE

split-complementary

#BE4257 #42BE6B #4295BE

monochromatic

#63222D #913242 #BE4257 #CE707F #DD9DA8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.11

#BE4257 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.11

#BE4257 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BE4257

5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BE4257	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BE4257	1.00	5.11	4.11	5.11
#FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#605E57

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807754

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF2B4A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #be4257;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 66, 87);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.159 13.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77d86',
    500: '#be4257',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #be4257;
$custom-light: #d77d86;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#be4257",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 190,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 87
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 349.839,
    "s": 48.819,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55754,
    "c": 0.15889,
    "h": 13.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15532
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BE4257

secondary

#92CAC0

accent

#D8C14F

background

#FEF7F8

surface

#FCEEEF

border

#D5C9CA

text

#160A0B

muted

#847C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BE4257

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

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