#BE4540#BE4540
#BE4540 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.157 H 25.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BE4540 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(190, 69, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(2, 50%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(2, 66%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 63.7%, 66.3%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.41, 48.27, 29.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.41, 56.39, 31.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.66% 0.1411 0.0685) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.66% 0.157 25.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.2912, 15.5769, 6.5770) |
| Luminance | 0.1557 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 1.20
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 1.85
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 4.35
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.30
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 5.34
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 5.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BE4540 #40B9BE
analogous
#BE407A #BE4540 #BE8440
triadic
#BE4540 #40BE45 #4540BE
tetradic
#BE4540 #7ABE40 #40B9BE #8440BE
square
#BE4540 #7ABE40 #40B9BE #8440BE
split-complementary
#BE4540 #40BE84 #407ABE
monochromatic
#622421 #903431 #BE4540 #CE716D #DD9E9B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.10
#BE4540 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.11
#BE4540 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BE4540
5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BE4540 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BE4540 | 1.00 | 5.10 | 4.11 | 5.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#655E3F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#83783D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D02945
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #be4540; /* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 69, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.157 25.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d97e75',
500: '#be4540',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #be4540; $custom-light: #d97e75; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#be4540",
"rgb": {
"r": 190,
"g": 69,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 2.381,
"s": 49.606,
"l": 49.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55658,
"c": 0.15682,
"h": 25.9
},
"luminance": 0.15574
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BE4540
secondary
#90C7C9
accent
#D4D94F
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FCEFED
border
#D5CAC8
text
#160A08
muted
#847C7B