#BE483C#BE483C
#BE483C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.154 H 28.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BE483C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(190, 72, 60) |
| HSL | hsl(6, 52%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(6, 68%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 62.1%, 68.4%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.86, 46.71, 32.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.86, 56.62, 34.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.97% 0.1354 0.0742) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.97% 0.154 28.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.3706, 15.9115, 6.0620) |
| Luminance | 0.1591 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 2.67
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 3.64
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.55
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 5.98
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 6.18
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 6.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BE483C #3CB2BE
analogous
#BE3C71 #BE483C #BE893C
triadic
#BE483C #3CBE48 #483CBE
tetradic
#BE483C #71BE3C #3CB2BE #893CBE
square
#BE483C #71BE3C #3CB2BE #893CBE
split-complementary
#BE483C #3CBE89 #3C71BE
monochromatic
#61251F #8F362D #BE483C #CF7168 #DE9D96
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.02
#BE483C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.18
#BE483C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BE483C
5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BE483C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BE483C | 1.00 | 5.02 | 4.18 | 5.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#685F3A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#857939
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D02D46
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #be483c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 72, 60); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.154 28.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d98072',
500: '#be483c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #be483c; $custom-light: #d98072; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#be483c",
"rgb": {
"r": 190,
"g": 72,
"b": 60
},
"hsl": {
"h": 5.538,
"s": 52,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55973,
"c": 0.1544,
"h": 28.7
},
"luminance": 0.15908
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BE483C
secondary
#8CC4CA
accent
#CEDB4C
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FCEFEC
border
#D5CAC7
text
#160B08
muted
#847C7B