#BE4E34#BE4E34

#BE4E34 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.166; OKLCH L 56.7% C 0.150 H 34.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BE4E34
RGB	rgb(190, 78, 52)
HSL	hsl(11, 57%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(11, 73%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58.9%, 72.6%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.81, 43.51, 37.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.81, 57.51, 40.84°)
OKLab	oklab(56.66% 0.1239 0.085)
OKLCH	oklch(56.66% 0.15 34.5)
XYZ	xyz(24.5819, 16.6472, 5.1669)
Luminance	0.1664 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#BE4E34 #34A4BE

analogous

#BE345F #BE4E34 #BE9334

triadic

#BE4E34 #34BE4E #4E34BE

tetradic

#BE4E34 #5FBE34 #34A4BE #9334BE

square

#BE4E34 #5FBE34 #34A4BE #9334BE

split-complementary

#BE4E34 #34BE93 #345FBE

monochromatic

#5E271A #8E3A27 #BE4E34 #D3735D #E09C8D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.85

#BE4E34 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.33

#BE4E34 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BE4E34

4.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BE4E34	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BE4E34	1.00	4.85	4.33	4.85
#FFFFFF	4.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6D6231

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#887B31

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D13548

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #be4e34;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 78, 52);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.7% 0.150 34.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d9836d',
    500: '#be4e34',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #be4e34;
$custom-light: #d9836d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#be4e34",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 190,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 52
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.304,
    "s": 57.025,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56661,
    "c": 0.15022,
    "h": 34.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.16644
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BE4E34

secondary

#84BDCA

accent

#C4E048

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCEFEB

border

#D5CAC6

text

#160B07

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BE4E34

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

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