#BE453C#BE453C

#BE453C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.157 H 27.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BE453C
RGB	rgb(190, 69, 60)
HSL	hsl(4, 52%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(4, 68%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.7%, 68.4%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.36, 48.05, 31.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.36, 57.40, 33.17°)
OKLab	oklab(55.6% 0.1396 0.0729)
OKLCH	oklch(55.6% 0.157 27.6)
XYZ	xyz(24.1814, 15.5330, 5.9989)
Luminance	0.1553 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#BE453C #3CB5BE

analogous

#BE3C74 #BE453C #BE863C

triadic

#BE453C #3CBE45 #453CBE

tetradic

#BE453C #74BE3C #3CB5BE #863CBE

square

#BE453C #74BE3C #3CB5BE #863CBE

split-complementary

#BE453C #3CBE86 #3C74BE

monochromatic

#61231F #8F342D #BE453C #CF6F68 #DE9B96

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.11

#BE453C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.11

#BE453C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BE453C

5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BE453C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BE453C	1.00	5.11	4.11	5.11
#FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#665D3A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#847839

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D02844

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #be453c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 69, 60);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.157 27.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d97e72',
    500: '#be453c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #be453c;
$custom-light: #d97e72;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#be453c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 190,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 60
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.154,
    "s": 52,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55595,
    "c": 0.15748,
    "h": 27.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1553
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BE453C

secondary

#8CC5CA

accent

#D2DB4C

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCEFEC

border

#D5CAC7

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BE453C

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

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