#BE4740#BE4740

#BE4740 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.155 H 26.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BE4740
RGB	rgb(190, 71, 64)
HSL	hsl(3, 50%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(3, 66%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.6%, 66.3%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.75, 47.39, 29.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.75, 55.84, 31.94°)
OKLab	oklab(55.91% 0.1383 0.0694)
OKLCH	oklch(55.91% 0.155 26.6)
XYZ	xyz(24.4163, 15.8271, 6.6187)
Luminance	0.1582 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BE4740 #40B7BE

analogous

#BE4078 #BE4740 #BE8640

triadic

#BE4740 #40BE47 #4740BE

tetradic

#BE4740 #78BE40 #40B7BE #8640BE

square

#BE4740 #78BE40 #40B7BE #8640BE

split-complementary

#BE4740 #40BE86 #4078BE

monochromatic

#622521 #903631 #BE4740 #CE736D #DD9F9B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.04

#BE4740 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#BE4740 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BE4740

5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BE4740	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BE4740	1.00	5.04	4.16	5.04
#FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#665F3E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#84783D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D02D46

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #be4740;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 71, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.155 26.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d88075',
    500: '#be4740',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #be4740;
$custom-light: #d88075;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#be4740",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 190,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.333,
    "s": 49.606,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55908,
    "c": 0.15471,
    "h": 26.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15824
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BE4740

secondary

#90C6C9

accent

#D1D94F

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FCEFED

border

#D5CAC8

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BE4740

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

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