#BE553D#BE553D
#BE553D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 57.8% C 0.141 H 34.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BE553D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(190, 85, 61) |
| HSL | hsl(11, 51%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(11, 68%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 55.3%, 67.9%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.23, 40.58, 34.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.23, 53.10, 40.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.77% 0.1165 0.0793) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.77% 0.141 34.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.3284, 17.7843, 6.5129) |
| Luminance | 0.1778 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 6.25
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 6.29
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 6.41
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 6.61
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 6.64
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 6.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BE553D #3DA6BE
analogous
#BE3D66 #BE553D #BE963D
triadic
#BE553D #3DBE55 #553DBE
tetradic
#BE553D #66BE3D #3DA6BE #963DBE
square
#BE553D #66BE3D #3DA6BE #963DBE
split-complementary
#BE553D #3DBE96 #3D66BE
monochromatic
#612C1F #90402E #BE553D #CF7C69 #DEA598
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.61
#BE553D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.56
#BE553D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BE553D
4.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BE553D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BE553D | 1.00 | 4.61 | 4.56 | 4.61 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#71673A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8B7E3B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D04050
Achromatopsia (no color)
#757575
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #be553d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 85, 61); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.8% 0.141 34.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d88873',
500: '#be553d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #be553d; $custom-light: #d88873; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#be553d",
"rgb": {
"r": 190,
"g": 85,
"b": 61
},
"hsl": {
"h": 11.163,
"s": 51.394,
"l": 49.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57773,
"c": 0.14091,
"h": 34.3
},
"luminance": 0.17781
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BE553D
secondary
#8DBEC9
accent
#C0DB4D
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FCF0ED
border
#D5CBC8
text
#160C08
muted
#847D7B