#BE453E#BE453E
#BE453E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.157 H 26.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BE453E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(190, 69, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(3, 51%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(3, 67%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 63.7%, 67.4%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.38, 48.16, 30.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.38, 56.89, 32.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.63% 0.1403 0.0707) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.63% 0.157 26.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.2353, 15.5545, 6.2827) |
| Luminance | 0.1555 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 1.51
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 2.26
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 4.96
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.46
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 5.68
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 6.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BE453E #3EB7BE
analogous
#BE3E77 #BE453E #BE853E
triadic
#BE453E #3EBE45 #453EBE
tetradic
#BE453E #77BE3E #3EB7BE #853EBE
square
#BE453E #77BE3E #3EB7BE #853EBE
split-complementary
#BE453E #3EBE85 #3E77BE
monochromatic
#622320 #90342F #BE453E #CF706B #DE9D99
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.11
#BE453E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.11
#BE453E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BE453E
5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BE453E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BE453E | 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)
#655D3C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#84783B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D02944
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #be453e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 69, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.157 26.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d97e73',
500: '#be453e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #be453e; $custom-light: #d97e73; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#be453e",
"rgb": {
"r": 190,
"g": 69,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 3.281,
"s": 50.794,
"l": 49.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55626,
"c": 0.15714,
"h": 26.7
},
"luminance": 0.15551
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BE453E
secondary
#8EC6C9
accent
#D3DA4E
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FCEFED
border
#D5CAC8
text
#160A08
muted
#847C7B