#BE4C38#BE4C38

#BE4C38 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.151 H 32.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BE4C38
RGB	rgb(190, 76, 56)
HSL	hsl(9, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(9, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60%, 70.5%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.50, 44.65, 35.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.50, 56.76, 38.12°)
OKLab	oklab(56.44% 0.1282 0.0802)
OKLCH	oklch(56.44% 0.151 32)
XYZ	xyz(24.5359, 16.4049, 5.6151)
Luminance	0.1640 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BE4C38 #38AABE

analogous

#BE3867 #BE4C38 #BE8F38

triadic

#BE4C38 #38BE4C #4C38BE

tetradic

#BE4C38 #67BE38 #38AABE #8F38BE

square

#BE4C38 #67BE38 #38AABE #8F38BE

split-complementary

#BE4C38 #38BE8F #3867BE

monochromatic

#5F261C #8F392A #BE4C38 #D17362 #DF9D92

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.91

#BE4C38 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.28

#BE4C38 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BE4C38

4.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BE4C38	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BE4C38	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)

#6B6135

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#877A35

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D03348

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #be4c38;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 76, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.151 32.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d9826f',
    500: '#be4c38',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #be4c38;
$custom-light: #d9826f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#be4c38",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 190,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 8.955,
    "s": 54.472,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56441,
    "c": 0.1512,
    "h": 32
  },
  "luminance": 0.16402
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BE4C38

secondary

#88C0CA

accent

#C8DE4A

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCEFEC

border

#D5CAC7

text

#160B07

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BE4C38

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

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