#BE4737#BE4737
#BE4737 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.156 H 30.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BE4737 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(190, 71, 55) |
| HSL | hsl(7, 55%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(7, 71%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 62.6%, 71.1%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.62, 46.90, 34.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.62, 58.28, 36.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.77% 0.135 0.079) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.77% 0.156 30.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.1805, 15.7328, 5.3771) |
| Luminance | 0.1573 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 3.82
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.68
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 6.46
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 6.85
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 7.37
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 7.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BE4737 #37AEBE
analogous
#BE376A #BE4737 #BE8A37
triadic
#BE4737 #37BE47 #4737BE
tetradic
#BE4737 #6ABE37 #37AEBE #8A37BE
square
#BE4737 #6ABE37 #37AEBE #8A37BE
split-complementary
#BE4737 #37BE8A #376ABE
monochromatic
#5F241C #8F3529 #BE4737 #D16E61 #DF9A90
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.07
#BE4737 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.15
#BE4737 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BE4737
5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BE4737 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BE4737 | 1.00 | 5.07 | 4.15 | 5.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#675E35
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#857833
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D12B44
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #be4737; /* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 71, 55); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.156 30.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d97f6e',
500: '#be4737',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #be4737; $custom-light: #d97f6e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#be4737",
"rgb": {
"r": 190,
"g": 71,
"b": 55
},
"hsl": {
"h": 7.111,
"s": 55.102,
"l": 48.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55774,
"c": 0.15641,
"h": 30.3
},
"luminance": 0.15729
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BE4737
secondary
#87C2CA
accent
#CDDE49
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FCEFEC
border
#D5CAC7
text
#160A07
muted
#847C7A