#BE4738#BE4738

#BE4738 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.156 H 30.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BE4738
RGB	rgb(190, 71, 56)
HSL	hsl(7, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(7, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.6%, 70.5%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.63, 46.95, 34.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.63, 57.99, 35.94°)
OKLab	oklab(55.79% 0.1353 0.078)
OKLCH	oklch(55.79% 0.156 30)
XYZ	xyz(24.2048, 15.7425, 5.5047)
Luminance	0.1574 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BE4738 #38AFBE

analogous

#BE386C #BE4738 #BE8A38

triadic

#BE4738 #38BE47 #4738BE

tetradic

#BE4738 #6CBE38 #38AFBE #8A38BE

square

#BE4738 #6CBE38 #38AFBE #8A38BE

split-complementary

#BE4738 #38BE8A #386CBE

monochromatic

#5F241C #8F352A #BE4738 #D16F62 #DF9A92

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.06

#BE4738 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.15

#BE4738 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BE4738

5.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BE4738	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BE4738	1.00	5.06	4.15	5.06
#FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#675E36

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#857834

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D12B44

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #be4738;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 71, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.156 30.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d97f6f',
    500: '#be4738',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #be4738;
$custom-light: #d97f6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#be4738",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 190,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.716,
    "s": 54.472,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55788,
    "c": 0.15621,
    "h": 30
  },
  "luminance": 0.15739
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BE4738

secondary

#88C2CA

accent

#CDDE4A

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCEFEC

border

#D5CAC7

text

#160A07

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BE4738

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

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