#BE4942#BE4942

#BE4942 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.152 H 26.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BE4942
RGB	rgb(190, 73, 66)
HSL	hsl(3, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(3, 65%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.6%, 65.3%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.12, 46.60, 28.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.12, 54.80, 31.74°)
OKLab	oklab(56.2% 0.1362 0.068)
OKLCH	oklch(56.2% 0.152 26.5)
XYZ	xyz(24.6035, 16.1089, 6.9669)
Luminance	0.1611 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BE4942 #42B7BE

analogous

#BE4279 #BE4942 #BE8742

triadic

#BE4942 #42BE49 #4942BE

tetradic

#BE4942 #79BE42 #42B7BE #8742BE

square

#BE4942 #79BE42 #42B7BE #8742BE

split-complementary

#BE4942 #42BE87 #4279BE

monochromatic

#632622 #913732 #BE4942 #CE7570 #DDA19D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.97

#BE4942 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.22

#BE4942 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BE4942

4.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BE4942	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BE4942	1.00	4.97	4.22	4.97
#FFFFFF	4.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#686041

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#85793F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D03048

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #be4942;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 73, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.152 26.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d88176',
    500: '#be4942',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #be4942;
$custom-light: #d88176;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#be4942",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 190,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.387,
    "s": 48.819,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56196,
    "c": 0.15225,
    "h": 26.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.16106
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BE4942

secondary

#92C6CA

accent

#D1D84F

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FCEFED

border

#D5CAC8

text

#160B08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BE4942

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

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