#BE4E55#BE4E55

#BE4E55 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.171; OKLCH L 57.2% C 0.144 H 19.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BE4E55
RGB	rgb(190, 78, 85)
HSL	hsl(356, 46%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(356, 59%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58.9%, 55.3%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.33, 45.63, 19.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.33, 49.46, 22.71°)
OKLab	oklab(57.22% 0.1364 0.0473)
OKLCH	oklch(57.22% 0.144 19.1)
XYZ	xyz(25.6014, 17.0550, 10.5363)
Luminance	0.1705 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BE4E55 #4EBEB7

analogous

#BE4E8D #BE4E55 #BE7F4E

triadic

#BE4E55 #55BE4E #4E55BE

tetradic

#BE4E55 #8DBE4E #4EBEB7 #7F4EBE

square

#BE4E55 #8DBE4E #4EBEB7 #7F4EBE

split-complementary

#BE4E55 #4EBE7F #4E8DBE

monochromatic

#6A272B #97383E #BE4E55 #CE7B80 #DFA8AB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.76

#BE4E55 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.41

#BE4E55 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BE4E55

4.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BE4E55	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BE4E55	1.00	4.76	4.41	4.76
#FFFFFF	4.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#696455

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#857B52

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF3B51

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #be4e55;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 78, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.2% 0.144 19.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d78484',
    500: '#be4e55',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #be4e55;
$custom-light: #d78484;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#be4e55",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 190,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.25,
    "s": 46.281,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57217,
    "c": 0.14436,
    "h": 19.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.17052
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BE4E55

secondary

#9CCCC9

accent

#D6CE52

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBEFEF

border

#D4CACA

text

#150B0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BE4E55

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

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