#BE4B42#BE4B42

#BE4B42 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.150 H 27.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BE4B42
RGB	rgb(190, 75, 66)
HSL	hsl(4, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(4, 65%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60.5%, 65.3%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.46, 45.68, 29.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.46, 54.25, 32.64°)
OKLab	oklab(56.46% 0.1333 0.069)
OKLCH	oklch(56.46% 0.15 27.4)
XYZ	xyz(24.7370, 16.3759, 7.0115)
Luminance	0.1637 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BE4B42 #42B5BE

analogous

#BE4277 #BE4B42 #BE8942

triadic

#BE4B42 #42BE4B #4B42BE

tetradic

#BE4B42 #77BE42 #42B5BE #8942BE

square

#BE4B42 #77BE42 #42B5BE #8942BE

split-complementary

#BE4B42 #42BE89 #4277BE

monochromatic

#632722 #913932 #BE4B42 #CE7670 #DDA29D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.91

#BE4B42 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.27

#BE4B42 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BE4B42

4.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BE4B42	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BE4B42	1.00	4.91	4.27	4.91
#FFFFFF	4.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#696140

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#867A3F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D0334A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #be4b42;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 75, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.150 27.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d88276',
    500: '#be4b42',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #be4b42;
$custom-light: #d88276;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#be4b42",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 190,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.355,
    "s": 48.819,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56458,
    "c": 0.15011,
    "h": 27.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.16373
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BE4B42

secondary

#92C6CA

accent

#CED84F

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FCEFED

border

#D5CAC8

text

#160B08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BE4B42

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

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