#BE4542#BE4542

#BE4542 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.157 H 25.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BE4542
RGB	rgb(190, 69, 66)
HSL	hsl(1, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(1, 65%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.7%, 65.3%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.45, 48.39, 28.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.45, 55.91, 30.05°)
OKLab	oklab(55.69% 0.1419 0.0662)
OKLCH	oklch(55.69% 0.157 25)
XYZ	xyz(24.3491, 15.6001, 6.8821)
Luminance	0.1560 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BE4542 #42BBBE

analogous

#BE427D #BE4542 #BE8342

triadic

#BE4542 #42BE45 #4542BE

tetradic

#BE4542 #7DBE42 #42BBBE #8342BE

square

#BE4542 #7DBE42 #42BBBE #8342BE

split-complementary

#BE4542 #42BE83 #427DBE

monochromatic

#632422 #913432 #BE4542 #CE7270 #DD9F9D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.10

#BE4542 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.12

#BE4542 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BE4542

5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BE4542	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BE4542	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)

#655E41

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#83783F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D02A45

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #be4542;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 69, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.157 25.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87e76',
    500: '#be4542',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #be4542;
$custom-light: #d87e76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#be4542",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 190,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.452,
    "s": 48.819,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55691,
    "c": 0.15652,
    "h": 25
  },
  "luminance": 0.15597
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BE4542

secondary

#92C8CA

accent

#D5D84F

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FCEFED

border

#D5CAC8

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BE4542

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

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