#BE493C#BE493C
#BE493C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.153 H 29.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BE493C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(190, 73, 60) |
| HSL | hsl(6, 52%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(6, 68%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 61.6%, 68.4%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.03, 46.25, 32.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.03, 56.36, 34.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.1% 0.134 0.0747) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.1% 0.153 29.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.4358, 16.0418, 6.0837) |
| Luminance | 0.1604 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 2.94
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 3.95
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.54
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 5.91
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 6.40
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 6.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BE493C #3CB1BE
analogous
#BE3C70 #BE493C #BE8A3C
triadic
#BE493C #3CBE49 #493CBE
tetradic
#BE493C #70BE3C #3CB1BE #8A3CBE
square
#BE493C #70BE3C #3CB1BE #8A3CBE
split-complementary
#BE493C #3CBE8A #3C70BE
monochromatic
#61251F #8F372D #BE493C #CF7268 #DE9E96
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.99
#BE493C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.21
#BE493C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BE493C
4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BE493C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BE493C | 1.00 | 4.99 | 4.21 | 4.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#68603A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#857939
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D02F47
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #be493c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 73, 60); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.153 29.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d98172',
500: '#be493c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #be493c; $custom-light: #d98172; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#be493c",
"rgb": {
"r": 190,
"g": 73,
"b": 60
},
"hsl": {
"h": 6,
"s": 52,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56102,
"c": 0.15337,
"h": 29.1
},
"luminance": 0.16038
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BE493C
secondary
#8CC3CA
accent
#CDDB4C
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FCEFEC
border
#D5CAC7
text
#160B08
muted
#847C7B