#BE4A42#BE4A42

#BE4A42 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.151 H 26.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BE4A42
RGB	rgb(190, 74, 66)
HSL	hsl(4, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(4, 65%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.1%, 65.3%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.29, 46.14, 29.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.29, 54.52, 32.19°)
OKLab	oklab(56.33% 0.1348 0.0685)
OKLCH	oklch(56.33% 0.151 26.9)
XYZ	xyz(24.6698, 16.2413, 6.9890)
Luminance	0.1624 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BE4A42 #42B6BE

analogous

#BE4278 #BE4A42 #BE8842

triadic

#BE4A42 #42BE4A #4A42BE

tetradic

#BE4A42 #78BE42 #42B6BE #8842BE

square

#BE4A42 #78BE42 #42B6BE #8842BE

split-complementary

#BE4A42 #42BE88 #4278BE

monochromatic

#632622 #913832 #BE4A42 #CE7670 #DDA19D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.94

#BE4A42 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.25

#BE4A42 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BE4A42

4.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BE4A42	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BE4A42	1.00	4.94	4.25	4.94
#FFFFFF	4.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#686040

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#85793F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D03249

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #be4a42;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 74, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.151 26.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d88176',
    500: '#be4a42',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #be4a42;
$custom-light: #d88176;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#be4a42",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 190,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.871,
    "s": 48.819,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56326,
    "c": 0.15118,
    "h": 26.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.16238
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BE4A42

secondary

#92C6CA

accent

#D0D84F

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FCEFED

border

#D5CAC8

text

#160B08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BE4A42

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

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