#BE4259#BE4259

#BE4259 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.159 H 12.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BE4259
RGB	rgb(190, 66, 89)
HSL	hsl(349, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(349, 65%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.3%, 53.2%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.40, 51.33, 14.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.40, 53.22, 15.31°)
OKLab	oklab(55.8% 0.155 0.0355)
OKLCH	oklch(55.8% 0.159 12.9)
XYZ	xyz(24.9887, 15.5681, 11.1383)
Luminance	0.1557 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BE4259 #42BEA7

analogous

#BE4297 #BE4259 #BE6942

triadic

#BE4259 #59BE42 #4259BE

tetradic

#BE4259 #97BE42 #42BEA7 #6942BE

square

#BE4259 #97BE42 #42BEA7 #6942BE

split-complementary

#BE4259 #42BE69 #4297BE

monochromatic

#63222E #913243 #BE4259 #CE7081 #DD9DA9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.11

#BE4259 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.11

#BE4259 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BE4259

5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BE4259	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BE4259	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)

#5F5E59

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7756

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF2C4B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #be4259;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 66, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.159 12.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77d87',
    500: '#be4259',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #be4259;
$custom-light: #d77d87;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#be4259",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 190,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 348.871,
    "s": 48.819,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55801,
    "c": 0.15903,
    "h": 12.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15565
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BE4259

secondary

#92CABF

accent

#D8BF4F

background

#FEF7F8

surface

#FCEEEF

border

#D5C9CA

text

#150A0B

muted

#847C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BE4259

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

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