#BE4438#BE4438

#BE4438 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.159 H 28.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BE4438
RGB	rgb(190, 68, 56)
HSL	hsl(5, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(5, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.2%, 70.5%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.14, 48.28, 33.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.14, 58.74, 34.72°)
OKLab	oklab(55.41% 0.1395 0.0767)
OKLCH	oklch(55.41% 0.159 28.8)
XYZ	xyz(24.0187, 15.3703, 5.4426)
Luminance	0.1537 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BE4438 #38B2BE

analogous

#BE386F #BE4438 #BE8738

triadic

#BE4438 #38BE44 #4438BE

tetradic

#BE4438 #6FBE38 #38B2BE #8738BE

square

#BE4438 #6FBE38 #38B2BE #8738BE

split-complementary

#BE4438 #38BE87 #386FBE

monochromatic

#5F221C #8F332A #BE4438 #D16C62 #DF9992

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.16

#BE4438 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#BE4438 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BE4438

5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BE4438	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BE4438	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)

#655D36

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#847734

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D12642

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #be4438;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 68, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.159 28.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d97e6f',
    500: '#be4438',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #be4438;
$custom-light: #d97e6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#be4438",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 190,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.373,
    "s": 54.472,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55413,
    "c": 0.15921,
    "h": 28.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15367
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BE4438

secondary

#88C4CA

accent

#D1DE4A

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEEEC

border

#D5C9C7

text

#160A07

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BE4438

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

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