#BE5943#BE5943
#BE5943 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.185; OKLCH L 58.5% C 0.135 H 33.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BE5943 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(190, 89, 67) |
| HSL | hsl(11, 49%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(11, 65%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 53.2%, 64.7%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.10, 38.93, 31.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.10, 50.34, 39.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.46% 0.1125 0.075) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.46% 0.135 33.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.8230, 18.5003, 7.5202) |
| Luminance | 0.1850 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 5.31
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.43
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 6.07
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 6.07
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 6.50
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 6.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BE5943 #43A8BE
analogous
#BE436A #BE5943 #BE9743
triadic
#BE5943 #43BE59 #5943BE
tetradic
#BE5943 #6ABE43 #43A8BE #9743BE
square
#BE5943 #6ABE43 #43A8BE #9743BE
split-complementary
#BE5943 #43BE97 #436ABE
monochromatic
#642E23 #914332 #BE5943 #CE8170 #DDA99E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.47
#BE5943 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.70
#BE5943 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BE5943
4.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BE5943 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BE5943 | 1.00 | 4.47 | 4.70 | 4.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#736A41
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8C8041
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D04654
Achromatopsia (no color)
#777777
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #be5943; /* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 89, 67); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.5% 0.135 33.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d78a77',
500: '#be5943',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #be5943; $custom-light: #d78a77; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#be5943",
"rgb": {
"r": 190,
"g": 89,
"b": 67
},
"hsl": {
"h": 10.732,
"s": 48.617,
"l": 50.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58455,
"c": 0.13518,
"h": 33.7
},
"luminance": 0.18497
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BE5943
secondary
#93C0CA
accent
#C0D850
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FCF0ED
border
#D5CBC8
text
#160C09
muted
#847D7B