#BE4742#BE4742

#BE4742 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.154 H 25.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BE4742
RGB	rgb(190, 71, 66)
HSL	hsl(2, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(2, 65%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.6%, 65.3%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.78, 47.50, 28.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.78, 55.35, 30.88°)
OKLab	oklab(55.94% 0.1391 0.0671)
OKLCH	oklch(55.94% 0.154 25.8)
XYZ	xyz(24.4742, 15.8503, 6.9238)
Luminance	0.1585 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BE4742 #42B9BE

analogous

#BE427B #BE4742 #BE8542

triadic

#BE4742 #42BE47 #4742BE

tetradic

#BE4742 #7BBE42 #42B9BE #8542BE

square

#BE4742 #7BBE42 #42B9BE #8542BE

split-complementary

#BE4742 #42BE85 #427BBE

monochromatic

#632522 #913632 #BE4742 #CE7370 #DDA09D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.04

#BE4742 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.17

#BE4742 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BE4742

5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BE4742	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BE4742	1.00	5.04	4.17	5.04
#FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#665F41

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#84783F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D02D47

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #be4742;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 71, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.154 25.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d88076',
    500: '#be4742',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #be4742;
$custom-light: #d88076;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#be4742",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 190,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.419,
    "s": 48.819,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55941,
    "c": 0.15439,
    "h": 25.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15847
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BE4742

secondary

#92C7CA

accent

#D3D84F

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FCEFED

border

#D5CAC8

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BE4742

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

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