#BE4545#BE4545

#BE4545 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.156 H 23.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BE4545
RGB	rgb(190, 69, 69)
HSL	hsl(0, 48%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(0, 64%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.7%, 63.7%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.49, 48.58, 26.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.49, 55.23, 28.41°)
OKLab	oklab(55.74% 0.143 0.0626)
OKLCH	oklch(55.74% 0.156 23.7)
XYZ	xyz(24.4399, 15.6364, 7.3602)
Luminance	0.1563 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#BE4545 #45BEBE

analogous

#BE4581 #BE4545 #BE8145

triadic

#BE4545 #45BE45 #4545BE

tetradic

#BE4545 #81BE45 #45BEBE #8145BE

square

#BE4545 #81BE45 #45BEBE #8145BE

split-complementary

#BE4545 #45BE81 #4581BE

monochromatic

#652323 #933333 #BE4545 #CE7272 #DEA0A0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.09

#BE4545 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.13

#BE4545 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BE4545

5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BE4545	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BE4545	1.00	5.09	4.13	5.09
#FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#655E44

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837842

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D02B46

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #be4545;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 69, 69);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.156 23.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87e78',
    500: '#be4545',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #be4545;
$custom-light: #d87e78;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#be4545",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 190,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 69
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 48.207,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55743,
    "c": 0.15613,
    "h": 23.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15633
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BE4545

secondary

#95CACA

accent

#D8D850

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FCEFED

border

#D5CAC8

text

#160A09

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BE4545

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

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