#BE4451#BE4451

#BE4451 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.156 H 17.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BE4451
RGB	rgb(190, 68, 81)
HSL	hsl(354, 48%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(354, 64%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.2%, 57.4%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.55, 49.85, 19.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.55, 53.39, 20.99°)
OKLab	oklab(55.86% 0.1491 0.0472)
OKLCH	oklch(55.86% 0.156 17.6)
XYZ	xyz(24.7898, 15.6787, 9.5039)
Luminance	0.1568 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BE4451 #44BEB1

analogous

#BE448E #BE4451 #BE7444

triadic

#BE4451 #51BE44 #4451BE

tetradic

#BE4451 #8EBE44 #44BEB1 #7444BE

square

#BE4451 #8EBE44 #44BEB1 #7444BE

split-complementary

#BE4451 #44BE74 #448EBE

monochromatic

#65232A #92333D #BE4451 #CE717B #DE9FA6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.08

#BE4451 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.14

#BE4451 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BE4451

5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BE4451	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BE4451	1.00	5.08	4.14	5.08
#FFFFFF	5.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#625E51

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#81784E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF2C49

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #be4451;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 68, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.156 17.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87e81',
    500: '#be4451',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #be4451;
$custom-light: #d87e81;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#be4451",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 190,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 353.607,
    "s": 48.413,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55856,
    "c": 0.15641,
    "h": 17.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15675
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BE4451

secondary

#94CAC4

accent

#D8C950

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FCEFEE

border

#D5CAC9

text

#160A0A

muted

#847C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BE4451

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

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