#BE4444#BE4444

#BE4444 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.157 H 23.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BE4444
RGB	rgb(190, 68, 68)
HSL	hsl(0, 48%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(0, 64%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.2%, 64.2%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.31, 48.95, 26.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.31, 55.74, 28.56°)
OKLab	oklab(55.6% 0.144 0.0634)
OKLCH	oklch(55.6% 0.157 23.8)
XYZ	xyz(24.3481, 15.5021, 7.1778)
Luminance	0.1550 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BE4444 #44BEBE

analogous

#BE4481 #BE4444 #BE8144

triadic

#BE4444 #44BE44 #4444BE

tetradic

#BE4444 #81BE44 #44BEBE #8144BE

square

#BE4444 #81BE44 #44BEBE #8144BE

split-complementary

#BE4444 #44BE81 #4481BE

monochromatic

#652323 #923333 #BE4444 #CE7171 #DE9F9F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.12

#BE4444 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.10

#BE4444 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BE4444

5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BE4444	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BE4444	1.00	5.12	4.10	5.12
#FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#645D43

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837741

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D02945

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #be4444;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 68, 68);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.157 23.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87e78',
    500: '#be4444',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #be4444;
$custom-light: #d87e78;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#be4444",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 190,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 68
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 48.413,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55603,
    "c": 0.15734,
    "h": 23.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15499
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BE4444

secondary

#94CACA

accent

#D8D850

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BE4444

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

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