#BE4642#BE4642

#BE4642 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.155 H 25.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BE4642
RGB	rgb(190, 70, 66)
HSL	hsl(2, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(2, 65%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.2%, 65.3%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.61, 47.95, 28.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.61, 55.63, 30.46°)
OKLab	oklab(55.82% 0.1405 0.0666)
OKLCH	oklch(55.82% 0.155 25.4)
XYZ	xyz(24.4111, 15.7241, 6.9028)
Luminance	0.1572 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BE4642 #42BABE

analogous

#BE427C #BE4642 #BE8442

triadic

#BE4642 #42BE46 #4642BE

tetradic

#BE4642 #7CBE42 #42BABE #8442BE

square

#BE4642 #7CBE42 #42BABE #8442BE

split-complementary

#BE4642 #42BE84 #427CBE

monochromatic

#632422 #913532 #BE4642 #CE7370 #DD9F9D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.07

#BE4642 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.14

#BE4642 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BE4642

5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BE4642	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BE4642	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)

#665E41

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#84783F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D02C46

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #be4642;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 70, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.155 25.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87f76',
    500: '#be4642',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #be4642;
$custom-light: #d87f76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#be4642",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 190,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.935,
    "s": 48.819,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55815,
    "c": 0.15546,
    "h": 25.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15721
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BE4642

secondary

#92C8CA

accent

#D4D84F

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FCEFED

border

#D5CAC8

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BE4642

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

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