#BE4956#BE4956

#BE4956 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.150 H 16.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BE4956
RGB	rgb(190, 73, 86)
HSL	hsl(353, 47%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(353, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.6%, 54.7%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.48, 48.02, 17.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.48, 51.06, 19.86°)
OKLab	oklab(56.58% 0.1441 0.0432)
OKLCH	oklch(56.58% 0.15 16.7)
XYZ	xyz(25.2996, 16.3873, 10.6331)
Luminance	0.1638 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BE4956 #49BEB1

analogous

#BE4991 #BE4956 #BE7749

triadic

#BE4956 #56BE49 #4956BE

tetradic

#BE4956 #91BE49 #49BEB1 #7749BE

square

#BE4956 #91BE49 #49BEB1 #7749BE

split-complementary

#BE4956 #49BE77 #4991BE

monochromatic

#68252C #953540 #BE4956 #CE7680 #DEA3AA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.91

#BE4956 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.28

#BE4956 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BE4956

4.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BE4956	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BE4956	1.00	4.91	4.28	4.91
#FFFFFF	4.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#656156

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837A53

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF354E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #be4956;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 73, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.150 16.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d78185',
    500: '#be4956',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #be4956;
$custom-light: #d78185;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#be4956",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 190,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 353.333,
    "s": 47.368,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56585,
    "c": 0.15043,
    "h": 16.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.16384
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BE4956

secondary

#98CBC5

accent

#D7C851

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBEFEF

border

#D4CACA

text

#150B0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BE4956

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

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