#BE4935#BE4935

#BE4935 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.155 H 31.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BE4935
RGB	rgb(190, 73, 53)
HSL	hsl(9, 56%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(9, 72%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.6%, 72.1%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.94, 45.89, 36.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.94, 58.38, 38.17°)
OKLab	oklab(56.01% 0.1315 0.0819)
OKLCH	oklch(56.01% 0.155 31.9)
XYZ	xyz(24.2629, 15.9726, 5.1729)
Luminance	0.1597 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BE4935 #35AABE

analogous

#BE3566 #BE4935 #BE8D35

triadic

#BE4935 #35BE49 #4935BE

tetradic

#BE4935 #66BE35 #35AABE #8D35BE

square

#BE4935 #66BE35 #35AABE #8D35BE

split-complementary

#BE4935 #35BE8D #3566BE

monochromatic

#5E241A #8E3728 #BE4935 #D26F5E #DF9A8E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.01

#BE4935 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.19

#BE4935 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BE4935

5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BE4935	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BE4935	1.00	5.01	4.19	5.01
#FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#695F32

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#867931

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D12E45

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #be4935;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 73, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.155 31.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d9806d',
    500: '#be4935',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #be4935;
$custom-light: #d9806d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#be4935",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 190,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 8.759,
    "s": 56.379,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56005,
    "c": 0.15487,
    "h": 31.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15969
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BE4935

secondary

#85C0CA

accent

#CAE048

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCEFEB

border

#D5CAC6

text

#160B07

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BE4935

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

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