#BE4E51#BE4E51

#BE4E51 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 57.1% C 0.145 H 21.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BE4E51
RGB	rgb(190, 78, 81)
HSL	hsl(358, 46%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(358, 59%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58.9%, 57.4%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.25, 45.31, 21.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.25, 50.10, 25.26°)
OKLab	oklab(57.13% 0.1348 0.0524)
OKLCH	oklch(57.13% 0.145 21.3)
XYZ	xyz(25.4470, 16.9932, 9.7230)
Luminance	0.1699 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BE4E51 #4EBEBB

analogous

#BE4E89 #BE4E51 #BE834E

triadic

#BE4E51 #51BE4E #4E51BE

tetradic

#BE4E51 #89BE4E #4EBEBB #834EBE

square

#BE4E51 #89BE4E #4EBEBB #834EBE

split-complementary

#BE4E51 #4EBE83 #4E89BE

monochromatic

#6A2729 #97383A #BE4E51 #CE7B7D #DFA8A9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.77

#BE4E51 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.40

#BE4E51 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BE4E51

4.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BE4E51	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BE4E51	1.00	4.77	4.40	4.77
#FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#696450

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#857B4E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF3A50

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #be4e51;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 78, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.1% 0.145 21.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d78481',
    500: '#be4e51',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #be4e51;
$custom-light: #d78481;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#be4e51",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 190,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.393,
    "s": 46.281,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57134,
    "c": 0.14464,
    "h": 21.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1699
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BE4E51

secondary

#9CCCCB

accent

#D6D252

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FBEFEE

border

#D4CAC9

text

#150B0A

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BE4E51

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

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