#BE4543#BE4543
#BE4543 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.156 H 24.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BE4543 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(190, 69, 67) |
| HSL | hsl(1, 49%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(1, 65%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 63.7%, 64.7%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.46, 48.45, 27.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.46, 55.68, 29.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.71% 0.1422 0.065) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.71% 0.156 24.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.3789, 15.6120, 7.0388) |
| Luminance | 0.1561 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 1.31
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 1.54
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 3.44
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 4.94
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.21
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 5.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BE4543 #43BCBE
analogous
#BE437E #BE4543 #BE8343
triadic
#BE4543 #43BE45 #4543BE
tetradic
#BE4543 #7EBE43 #43BCBE #8343BE
square
#BE4543 #7EBE43 #43BCBE #8343BE
split-complementary
#BE4543 #43BE83 #437EBE
monochromatic
#642423 #913432 #BE4543 #CE7270 #DD9F9E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.09
#BE4543 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.12
#BE4543 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BE4543
5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BE4543 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BE4543 | 1.00 | 5.09 | 4.12 | 5.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#655E42
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#837840
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D02A46
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #be4543; /* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 69, 67); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.156 24.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d87e77',
500: '#be4543',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #be4543; $custom-light: #d87e77; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#be4543",
"rgb": {
"r": 190,
"g": 69,
"b": 67
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0.976,
"s": 48.617,
"l": 50.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55708,
"c": 0.15639,
"h": 24.6
},
"luminance": 0.15609
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BE4543
secondary
#93C9CA
accent
#D6D850
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FCEFED
border
#D5CAC8
text
#160A08
muted
#847C7B