#BE4440#BE4440

#BE4440 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.158 H 25.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BE4440
RGB	rgb(190, 68, 64)
HSL	hsl(2, 50%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(2, 66%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.2%, 66.3%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.25, 48.71, 28.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.25, 56.66, 30.71°)
OKLab	oklab(55.54% 0.1425 0.068)
OKLCH	oklch(55.54% 0.158 25.5)
XYZ	xyz(24.2302, 15.4549, 6.5567)
Luminance	0.1545 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BE4440 #40BABE

analogous

#BE407B #BE4440 #BE8340

triadic

#BE4440 #40BE44 #4440BE

tetradic

#BE4440 #7BBE40 #40BABE #8340BE

square

#BE4440 #7BBE40 #40BABE #8340BE

split-complementary

#BE4440 #40BE83 #407BBE

monochromatic

#622321 #903431 #BE4440 #CE706D #DD9D9B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.13

#BE4440 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.09

#BE4440 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BE4440

5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BE4440	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BE4440	1.00	5.13	4.09	5.13
#FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#645D3F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#83773D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D02844

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #be4440;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 68, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.158 25.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d97e75',
    500: '#be4440',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #be4440;
$custom-light: #d97e75;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#be4440",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 190,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.905,
    "s": 49.606,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55535,
    "c": 0.15787,
    "h": 25.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15452
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BE4440

secondary

#90C8C9

accent

#D5D94F

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BE4440

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

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