#BE4557#BE4557

#BE4557 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.155 H 14.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BE4557
RGB	rgb(190, 69, 87)
HSL	hsl(351, 48%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(351, 64%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.7%, 54.2%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.84, 49.88, 15.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.84, 52.34, 17.65°)
OKLab	oklab(56.11% 0.1501 0.0398)
OKLCH	oklch(56.11% 0.155 14.8)
XYZ	xyz(25.0858, 15.8947, 10.7620)
Luminance	0.1589 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BE4557 #45BEAC

analogous

#BE4594 #BE4557 #BE6F45

triadic

#BE4557 #57BE45 #4557BE

tetradic

#BE4557 #94BE45 #45BEAC #6F45BE

square

#BE4557 #94BE45 #45BEAC #6F45BE

split-complementary

#BE4557 #45BE6F #4594BE

monochromatic

#65232D #933341 #BE4557 #CE7280 #DEA0A9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.03

#BE4557 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#BE4557 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BE4557

5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BE4557	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BE4557	1.00	5.03	4.18	5.03
#FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#625F57

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817854

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF304C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #be4557;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 69, 87);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.155 14.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77f86',
    500: '#be4557',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #be4557;
$custom-light: #d77f86;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#be4557",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 190,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 87
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.074,
    "s": 48.207,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56111,
    "c": 0.1553,
    "h": 14.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15892
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BE4557

secondary

#95CAC2

accent

#D8C450

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBEFEF

border

#D4CACA

text

#150A0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BE4557

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

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