#BE4949#BE4949

#BE4949 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.151 H 23.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BE4949
RGB	rgb(190, 73, 73)
HSL	hsl(0, 47%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(0, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.6%, 61.6%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.23, 47.05, 24.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.23, 53.20, 27.82°)
OKLab	oklab(56.32% 0.1389 0.0598)
OKLCH	oklch(56.32% 0.151 23.3)
XYZ	xyz(24.8227, 16.1965, 8.1212)
Luminance	0.1619 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#BE4949 #49BEBE

analogous

#BE4984 #BE4949 #BE8449

triadic

#BE4949 #49BE49 #4949BE

tetradic

#BE4949 #84BE49 #49BEBE #8449BE

square

#BE4949 #84BE49 #49BEBE #8449BE

split-complementary

#BE4949 #49BE84 #4984BE

monochromatic

#682525 #953535 #BE4949 #CE7676 #DEA3A3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.95

#BE4949 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.24

#BE4949 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BE4949

4.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BE4949	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BE4949	1.00	4.95	4.24	4.95
#FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#676048

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#847946

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D0324A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #be4949;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 73, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.151 23.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d8817b',
    500: '#be4949',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #be4949;
$custom-light: #d8817b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#be4949",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 190,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 47.368,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56319,
    "c": 0.15124,
    "h": 23.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.16193
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BE4949

secondary

#98CBCB

accent

#D7D751

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FCEFEE

border

#D5CAC9

text

#160B09

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BE4949

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

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