#BE4951#BE4951

#BE4951 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.151 H 19.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BE4951
RGB	rgb(190, 73, 81)
HSL	hsl(356, 47%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(356, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.6%, 57.4%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.38, 47.63, 20.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.38, 51.74, 23.01°)
OKLab	oklab(56.48% 0.1421 0.0498)
OKLCH	oklch(56.48% 0.151 19.3)
XYZ	xyz(25.1052, 16.3095, 9.6090)
Luminance	0.1631 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BE4951 #49BEB6

analogous

#BE498C #BE4951 #BE7C49

triadic

#BE4951 #51BE49 #4951BE

tetradic

#BE4951 #8CBE49 #49BEB6 #7C49BE

square

#BE4951 #8CBE49 #49BEB6 #7C49BE

split-complementary

#BE4951 #49BE7C #498CBE

monochromatic

#68252A #95353C #BE4951 #CE767C #DEA3A7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.93

#BE4951 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.26

#BE4951 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BE4951

4.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BE4951	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BE4951	1.00	4.93	4.26	4.93
#FFFFFF	4.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#666151

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837A4E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF344D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #be4951;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 73, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.151 19.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d78181',
    500: '#be4951',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #be4951;
$custom-light: #d78181;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#be4951",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 190,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.897,
    "s": 47.368,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56477,
    "c": 0.15056,
    "h": 19.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.16306
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BE4951

secondary

#98CBC8

accent

#D7CE51

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FCEFEE

border

#D5CAC9

text

#160B0A

muted

#847C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BE4951

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

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