#BE4937#BE4937

#BE4937 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.154 H 31.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BE4937
RGB	rgb(190, 73, 55)
HSL	hsl(8, 55%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(8, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.6%, 71.1%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.96, 45.99, 34.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.96, 57.78, 37.26°)
OKLab	oklab(56.03% 0.1322 0.0799)
OKLCH	oklch(56.03% 0.154 31.2)
XYZ	xyz(24.3098, 15.9914, 5.4202)
Luminance	0.1599 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BE4937 #37ACBE

analogous

#BE3768 #BE4937 #BE8C37

triadic

#BE4937 #37BE49 #4937BE

tetradic

#BE4937 #68BE37 #37ACBE #8C37BE

square

#BE4937 #68BE37 #37ACBE #8C37BE

split-complementary

#BE4937 #37BE8C #3768BE

monochromatic

#5F251C #8F3729 #BE4937 #D17061 #DF9B90

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.00

#BE4937 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.20

#BE4937 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BE4937

5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BE4937	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BE4937	1.00	5.00	4.20	5.00
#FFFFFF	5.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#695F35

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#867934

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D12E45

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #be4937;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 73, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.154 31.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d9806e',
    500: '#be4937',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #be4937;
$custom-light: #d9806e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#be4937",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 190,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 8,
    "s": 55.102,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56031,
    "c": 0.15442,
    "h": 31.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15988
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BE4937

secondary

#87C1CA

accent

#CBDE49

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCEFEC

border

#D5CAC7

text

#160B07

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BE4937

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

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