#BE4551#BE4551

#BE4551 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.155 H 17.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BE4551
RGB	rgb(190, 69, 81)
HSL	hsl(354, 48%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(354, 64%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.7%, 57.4%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.71, 49.41, 19.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.71, 53.06, 21.38°)
OKLab	oklab(55.98% 0.1478 0.0477)
OKLCH	oklch(55.98% 0.155 17.9)
XYZ	xyz(24.8508, 15.8007, 9.5242)
Luminance	0.1580 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BE4551 #45BEB2

analogous

#BE458D #BE4551 #BE7545

triadic

#BE4551 #51BE45 #4551BE

tetradic

#BE4551 #8DBE45 #45BEB2 #7545BE

square

#BE4551 #8DBE45 #45BEB2 #7545BE

split-complementary

#BE4551 #45BE75 #458DBE

monochromatic

#65232A #93333D #BE4551 #CE727B #DEA0A6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.05

#BE4551 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#BE4551 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BE4551

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BE4551	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BE4551	1.00	5.05	4.16	5.05
#FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635F51

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#82784E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF2E4A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #be4551;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 69, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.155 17.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87f81',
    500: '#be4551',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #be4551;
$custom-light: #d87f81;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#be4551",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 190,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.05,
    "s": 48.207,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55978,
    "c": 0.15525,
    "h": 17.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15797
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BE4551

secondary

#95CAC5

accent

#D8CA50

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FCEFEE

border

#D5CAC9

text

#160A0A

muted

#847C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BE4551

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

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