#BE5E4E#BE5E4E
#BE5E4E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.195; OKLCH L 59.4% C 0.127 H 31.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BE5E4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(190, 94, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(9, 46%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(9, 59%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 50.5%, 58.9%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.27, 37.14, 27.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.27, 45.96, 36.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.4% 0.1088 0.0653) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.4% 0.127 31) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.6152, 19.5056, 9.5696) |
| Luminance | 0.1950 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 3.39
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.82
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.28
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 5.59
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 5.77
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 6.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BE5E4E #4EAEBE
analogous
#BE4E76 #BE5E4E #BE964E
triadic
#BE5E4E #4EBE5E #5E4EBE
tetradic
#BE5E4E #76BE4E #4EAEBE #964EBE
square
#BE5E4E #76BE4E #4EAEBE #964EBE
split-complementary
#BE5E4E #4EBE96 #4E76BE
monochromatic
#6A3127 #974538 #BE5E4E #CE877B #DFAFA8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.29
#BE5E4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.90
#BE5E4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BE5E4E
4.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BE5E4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BE5E4E | 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)
#766E4C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D824C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CF4D5A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7A7A7A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #be5e4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 94, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.4% 0.127 31.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d78e80',
500: '#be5e4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #be5e4e; $custom-light: #d78e80; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#be5e4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 190,
"g": 94,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 8.571,
"s": 46.281,
"l": 52.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59404,
"c": 0.12688,
"h": 31
},
"luminance": 0.19503
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BE5E4E
secondary
#9CC5CC
accent
#C3D652
background
#FDF8F7
surface
#FBF0EE
border
#D4CBC9
text
#150C0A
muted
#837D7C