#BE4940#BE4940

#BE4940 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.153 H 27.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BE4940
RGB	rgb(190, 73, 64)
HSL	hsl(4, 50%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(4, 66%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.6%, 66.3%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.09, 46.48, 29.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.09, 55.30, 32.81°)
OKLab	oklab(56.16% 0.1354 0.0703)
OKLCH	oklch(56.16% 0.153 27.4)
XYZ	xyz(24.5456, 16.0857, 6.6618)
Luminance	0.1608 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BE4940 #40B5BE

analogous

#BE4076 #BE4940 #BE8840

triadic

#BE4940 #40BE49 #4940BE

tetradic

#BE4940 #76BE40 #40B5BE #8840BE

square

#BE4940 #76BE40 #40B5BE #8840BE

split-complementary

#BE4940 #40BE88 #4076BE

monochromatic

#622621 #903731 #BE4940 #CE746D #DDA09B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.98

#BE4940 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.22

#BE4940 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BE4940

4.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BE4940	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BE4940	1.00	4.98	4.22	4.98
#FFFFFF	4.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#68603E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#85793D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D03048

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #be4940;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 73, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.153 27.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d88175',
    500: '#be4940',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #be4940;
$custom-light: #d88175;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#be4940",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 190,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.286,
    "s": 49.606,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56164,
    "c": 0.1526,
    "h": 27.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.16082
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BE4940

secondary

#90C5C9

accent

#CFD94F

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FCEFED

border

#D5CAC8

text

#160B08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BE4940

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

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