#BE4835#BE4835

#BE4835 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.156 H 31.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BE4835
RGB	rgb(190, 72, 53)
HSL	hsl(8, 56%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(8, 72%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.1%, 72.1%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.77, 46.35, 35.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.77, 58.62, 37.75°)
OKLab	oklab(55.88% 0.1329 0.0815)
OKLCH	oklch(55.88% 0.156 31.5)
XYZ	xyz(24.1977, 15.8423, 5.1511)
Luminance	0.1584 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BE4835 #35ABBE

analogous

#BE3567 #BE4835 #BE8C35

triadic

#BE4835 #35BE48 #4835BE

tetradic

#BE4835 #67BE35 #35ABBE #8C35BE

square

#BE4835 #67BE35 #35ABBE #8C35BE

split-complementary

#BE4835 #35BE8C #3567BE

monochromatic

#5E241A #8E3628 #BE4835 #D26E5E #DF998E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.04

#BE4835 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.17

#BE4835 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BE4835

5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BE4835	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BE4835	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)

#685F32

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#867831

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D12C44

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #be4835;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 72, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.156 31.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d9806d',
    500: '#be4835',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #be4835;
$custom-light: #d9806d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#be4835",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 190,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 8.321,
    "s": 56.379,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55875,
    "c": 0.15585,
    "h": 31.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15839
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BE4835

secondary

#85C0CA

accent

#CBE048

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCEFEB

border

#D5CAC6

text

#160A07

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BE4835

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

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