#BE5E4D#BE5E4D
#BE5E4D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.195; OKLCH L 59.4% C 0.127 H 31.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BE5E4D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(190, 94, 77) |
| HSL | hsl(9, 47%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(9, 59%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 50.5%, 59.5%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.26, 37.07, 27.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.26, 46.23, 36.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.39% 0.1084 0.0665) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.39% 0.127 31.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.5796, 19.4914, 9.3822) |
| Luminance | 0.1949 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 3.67
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.03
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.07
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 5.71
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 6.07
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 6.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BE5E4D #4DADBE
analogous
#BE4D74 #BE5E4D #BE974D
triadic
#BE5E4D #4DBE5E #5E4DBE
tetradic
#BE5E4D #74BE4D #4DADBE #974DBE
square
#BE5E4D #74BE4D #4DADBE #974DBE
split-complementary
#BE5E4D #4DBE97 #4D74BE
monochromatic
#6A3127 #974537 #BE5E4D #CE877A #DFAFA7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.29
#BE5E4D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.90
#BE5E4D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BE5E4D
4.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BE5E4D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BE5E4D | 1.00 | 4.29 | 4.90 | 4.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#766D4B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E824B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CF4D5A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7A7A7A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #be5e4d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 94, 77); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.4% 0.127 31.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d78e7f',
500: '#be5e4d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #be5e4d; $custom-light: #d78e7f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#be5e4d",
"rgb": {
"r": 190,
"g": 94,
"b": 77
},
"hsl": {
"h": 9.027,
"s": 46.502,
"l": 52.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59386,
"c": 0.12716,
"h": 31.5
},
"luminance": 0.19488
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BE5E4D
secondary
#9BC5CC
accent
#C2D652
background
#FDF8F7
surface
#FBF0EE
border
#D4CBC9
text
#150C0A
muted
#837D7C