#BE6559#BE6559
#BE6559 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.210; OKLCH L 60.7% C 0.116 H 28.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BE6559 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(190, 101, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(7, 44%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(7, 53%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 46.8%, 53.2%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.93, 34.38, 22.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.93, 41.28, 33.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.72% 0.1019 0.0563) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.72% 0.116 28.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.6940, 20.9787, 12.0401) |
| Luminance | 0.2098 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 3.44
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 4.73
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.38
Pinkish Brown
#B17261
ΔE00 5.50
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.58
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 6.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BE6559 #59B2BE
analogous
#BE597F #BE6559 #BE9859
triadic
#BE6559 #59BE65 #6559BE
tetradic
#BE6559 #7FBE59 #59B2BE #9859BE
square
#BE6559 #7FBE59 #59B2BE #9859BE
split-complementary
#BE6559 #59BE98 #597FBE
monochromatic
#71342C #9D493D #BE6559 #CF8E85 #E0B7B1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.04
#BE6559 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.20
#BE6559 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BE6559
5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BE6559 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BE6559 | 1.00 | 4.04 | 5.20 | 5.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.04 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7A7358
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#908657
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE5762
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #be6559; /* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 101, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.7% 0.116 28.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d69288',
500: '#be6559',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #be6559; $custom-light: #d69288; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#be6559",
"rgb": {
"r": 190,
"g": 101,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 7.129,
"s": 43.723,
"l": 54.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60725,
"c": 0.11638,
"h": 28.9
},
"luminance": 0.20976
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BE6559
secondary
#A4CACF
accent
#C4D354
background
#FDF9F8
surface
#FBF1EF
border
#D4CBCA
text
#150D0B
muted
#837E7C