#BE453B#BE453B
#BE453B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.158 H 28.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BE453B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(190, 69, 59) |
| HSL | hsl(5, 53%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(5, 69%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 63.7%, 68.9%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.34, 48.00, 31.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.34, 57.67, 33.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.58% 0.1392 0.074) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.58% 0.158 28) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.1552, 15.5225, 5.8610) |
| Luminance | 0.1552 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 2.24
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 3.02
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.81
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 5.87
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 6.28
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 6.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BE453B #3BB4BE
analogous
#BE3B73 #BE453B #BE873B
triadic
#BE453B #3BBE45 #453BBE
tetradic
#BE453B #73BE3B #3BB4BE #873BBE
square
#BE453B #73BE3B #3BB4BE #873BBE
split-complementary
#BE453B #3BBE87 #3B73BE
monochromatic
#61231E #8F342C #BE453B #D06F67 #DE9B95
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.12
#BE453B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.10
#BE453B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BE453B
5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BE453B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BE453B | 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)
#665D39
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#847837
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D02843
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #be453b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 69, 59); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.158 28.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d97e71',
500: '#be453b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #be453b; $custom-light: #d97e71; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#be453b",
"rgb": {
"r": 190,
"g": 69,
"b": 59
},
"hsl": {
"h": 4.58,
"s": 52.61,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5558,
"c": 0.15766,
"h": 28
},
"luminance": 0.15519
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BE453B
secondary
#8BC5CA
accent
#D1DC4C
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FCEFEC
border
#D5CAC7
text
#160A07
muted
#847C7A