#BE495E#BE495E

#BE495E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.165; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.151 H 12.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BE495E
RGB	rgb(190, 73, 94)
HSL	hsl(349, 47%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(349, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.6%, 50.5%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.65, 48.70, 12.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.65, 50.34, 14.66°)
OKLab	oklab(56.77% 0.1473 0.0324)
OKLCH	oklch(56.77% 0.151 12.4)
XYZ	xyz(25.6402, 16.5235, 12.4266)
Luminance	0.1652 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#BE495E #49BEA9

analogous

#BE4999 #BE495E #BE6F49

triadic

#BE495E #5EBE49 #495EBE

tetradic

#BE495E #99BE49 #49BEA9 #6F49BE

square

#BE495E #99BE49 #49BEA9 #6F49BE

split-complementary

#BE495E #49BE6F #4999BE

monochromatic

#682531 #953546 #BE495E #CE7686 #DEA3AE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.88

#BE495E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.30

#BE495E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BE495E

4.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BE495E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BE495E	1.00	4.88	4.30	4.88
#FFFFFF	4.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#63625E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817A5B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF3751

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #be495e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 73, 94);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.151 12.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d7818b',
    500: '#be495e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #be495e;
$custom-light: #d7818b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#be495e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 190,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 94
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 349.231,
    "s": 47.368,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56774,
    "c": 0.15078,
    "h": 12.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1652
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BE495E

secondary

#98CBC2

accent

#D7BF51

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBEFF0

border

#D4CACB

text

#150B0C

muted

#837C7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #BE495E

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

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