#BE4531#BE4531

#BE4531 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.160 H 31.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BE4531
RGB	rgb(190, 69, 49)
HSL	hsl(9, 59%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(9, 74%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.7%, 74.2%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.22, 47.51, 37.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.22, 60.52, 38.28°)
OKLab	oklab(55.45% 0.1357 0.0841)
OKLCH	oklch(55.45% 0.16 31.8)
XYZ	xyz(23.9203, 15.4285, 4.6236)
Luminance	0.1542 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BE4531 #31AABE

analogous

#BE3163 #BE4531 #BE8C31

triadic

#BE4531 #31BE45 #4531BE

tetradic

#BE4531 #63BE31 #31AABE #8C31BE

square

#BE4531 #63BE31 #31AABE #8C31BE

split-complementary

#BE4531 #31BE8C #3163BE

monochromatic

#5D2218 #8D3324 #BE4531 #D46A58 #E19589

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.14

#BE4531 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.08

#BE4531 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BE4531

5.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BE4531	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BE4531	1.00	5.14	4.08	5.14
#FFFFFF	5.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#675D2E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#85772D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D12641

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #be4531;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 69, 49);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.160 31.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d97e6a',
    500: '#be4531',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #be4531;
$custom-light: #d97e6a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#be4531",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 190,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 49
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 8.511,
    "s": 58.996,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55445,
    "c": 0.15964,
    "h": 31.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15425
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BE4531

secondary

#80C0CA

accent

#CCE246

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BE4531

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

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