#BE4342#BE4342

#BE4342 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.159 H 24.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BE4342
RGB	rgb(190, 67, 66)
HSL	hsl(0, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(0, 65%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.7%, 65.3%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.12, 49.27, 27.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.12, 56.47, 29.25°)
OKLab	oklab(55.45% 0.1446 0.0653)
OKLCH	oklch(55.45% 0.159 24.3)
XYZ	xyz(24.2282, 15.3582, 6.8418)
Luminance	0.1535 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BE4342 #42BDBE

analogous

#BE427F #BE4342 #BE8142

triadic

#BE4342 #42BE43 #4342BE

tetradic

#BE4342 #7FBE42 #42BDBE #8142BE

square

#BE4342 #7FBE42 #42BDBE #8142BE

split-complementary

#BE4342 #42BE81 #427FBE

monochromatic

#632322 #913332 #BE4342 #CE7070 #DD9E9D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.16

#BE4342 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#BE4342 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BE4342

5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BE4342	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BE4342	1.00	5.16	4.07	5.16
#FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#645D41

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#82773F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D02744

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #be4342;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 67, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.159 24.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87d76',
    500: '#be4342',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #be4342;
$custom-light: #d87d76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#be4342",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 190,
    "g": 67,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.484,
    "s": 48.819,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55448,
    "c": 0.15864,
    "h": 24.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15355
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BE4342

secondary

#92C9CA

accent

#D7D84F

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BE4342

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

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