#BE4640#BE4640

#BE4640 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.156 H 26.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BE4640
RGB	rgb(190, 70, 64)
HSL	hsl(3, 50%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(3, 66%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.2%, 66.3%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.58, 47.83, 29.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.58, 56.11, 31.53°)
OKLab	oklab(55.78% 0.1397 0.0689)
OKLCH	oklch(55.78% 0.156 26.3)
XYZ	xyz(24.3532, 15.7010, 6.5977)
Luminance	0.1570 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BE4640 #40B8BE

analogous

#BE4079 #BE4640 #BE8540

triadic

#BE4640 #40BE46 #4640BE

tetradic

#BE4640 #79BE40 #40B8BE #8540BE

square

#BE4640 #79BE40 #40B8BE #8540BE

split-complementary

#BE4640 #40BE85 #4079BE

monochromatic

#622421 #903531 #BE4640 #CE726D #DD9E9B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.07

#BE4640 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.14

#BE4640 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BE4640

5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BE4640	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BE4640	1.00	5.07	4.14	5.07
#FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#665E3F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#84783D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D02B45

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #be4640;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 70, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.156 26.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87f75',
    500: '#be4640',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #be4640;
$custom-light: #d87f75;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#be4640",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 190,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.857,
    "s": 49.606,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55782,
    "c": 0.15577,
    "h": 26.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15698
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BE4640

secondary

#90C7C9

accent

#D3D94F

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FCEFED

border

#D5CAC8

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BE4640

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

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