#BE4936#BE4936

#BE4936 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.155 H 31.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BE4936
RGB	rgb(190, 73, 54)
HSL	hsl(8, 56%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(8, 72%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.6%, 71.6%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.95, 45.94, 35.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.95, 58.08, 37.72°)
OKLab	oklab(56.02% 0.1318 0.0809)
OKLCH	oklch(56.02% 0.155 31.5)
XYZ	xyz(24.2861, 15.9819, 5.2953)
Luminance	0.1598 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BE4936 #36ABBE

analogous

#BE3667 #BE4936 #BE8D36

triadic

#BE4936 #36BE49 #4936BE

tetradic

#BE4936 #67BE36 #36ABBE #8D36BE

square

#BE4936 #67BE36 #36ABBE #8D36BE

split-complementary

#BE4936 #36BE8D #3667BE

monochromatic

#5F241B #8E3728 #BE4936 #D26F60 #DF9A8F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.01

#BE4936 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.20

#BE4936 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BE4936

5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BE4936	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BE4936	1.00	5.01	4.20	5.01
#FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#695F33

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#867933

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D12E45

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #be4936;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 73, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.155 31.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d9806e',
    500: '#be4936',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #be4936;
$custom-light: #d9806e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#be4936",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 190,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 8.382,
    "s": 55.738,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56018,
    "c": 0.15464,
    "h": 31.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15979
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BE4936

secondary

#86C0CA

accent

#CADF49

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCEFEC

border

#D5CAC7

text

#160B07

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BE4936

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

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