#BE4541#BE4541

#BE4541 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.157 H 25.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BE4541
RGB	rgb(190, 69, 65)
HSL	hsl(2, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(2, 66%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.7%, 65.8%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.43, 48.33, 28.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.43, 56.14, 30.59°)
OKLab	oklab(55.68% 0.1415 0.0673)
OKLCH	oklch(55.68% 0.157 25.4)
XYZ	xyz(24.3199, 15.5884, 6.7282)
Luminance	0.1558 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BE4541 #41BABE

analogous

#BE417B #BE4541 #BE8441

triadic

#BE4541 #41BE45 #4541BE

tetradic

#BE4541 #7BBE41 #41BABE #8441BE

square

#BE4541 #7BBE41 #41BABE #8441BE

split-complementary

#BE4541 #41BE84 #417BBE

monochromatic

#632422 #903431 #BE4541 #CE726F #DD9E9C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.10

#BE4541 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.12

#BE4541 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BE4541

5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BE4541	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BE4541	1.00	5.10	4.12	5.10
#FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#655E40

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#83783E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D02A45

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #be4541;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 69, 65);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.157 25.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87e75',
    500: '#be4541',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #be4541;
$custom-light: #d87e75;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#be4541",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 190,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 65
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.92,
    "s": 49.02,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55675,
    "c": 0.15667,
    "h": 25.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15585
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BE4541

secondary

#91C8C9

accent

#D4D94F

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FCEFED

border

#D5CAC8

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BE4541

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

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