#7E203FBeet Red (#7E203F) is a dark, soft pink with an OKLCH hue of 5°, lightness 0.4 and chroma 0.13. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #7E203F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(126, 32, 63) |
| HSL | hsl(340, 59%, 31%) |
| HSV | hsv(340, 75%, 49%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 75%, 50%, 51%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(29 42.3 4.5) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.405 0.130 5) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Beet Red shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.8), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#7f1d3a — ΔE 0.8, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#801f3e — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchanged#7e203f — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#7e2040 — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Beet Red in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 9.7:1 and against black 2.17:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid black text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#d58a9b · #b36074 · #903750 · #7e203f · #390014 · #0f0002
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#9b533e · #8f3a3c · #7e203f · #631442 · #470b40 · #2d0339
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#c29574 · #ba6b24 · #815b3f · #7e203f · #580a27 · #330011
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#41dfcf · #aa7782 · #7c5e64 · #7e203f · #491b27 · #230910
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e5f6f3 · #b6a0a4 · #596463 · #7e203f · #3f2b2f · #000101
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#e7f5f3 · #bccdca · #8da19e · #0c2824 · #000504 · #7e203f
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d6fbf5 · #4abcb0 · #007168 · #7e203f · #003a35 · #0f0002
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#d7dab4 · #7fcbe1 · #5f8375 · #4e604d · #7e203f · #210703
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ebf7db · #97b369 · #0066a4 · #7e203f · #003457 · #010400
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#faf2d5 · #bba656 · #007168 · #7e203f · #242868 · #000201
#97435A · #AF6476 · #C78593 · #DEA6B2 · #F5C9D1
#6C1734 · #5B0D29 · #4A041F · #3A0015 · #29000C
#742D41 · #6A3643 · #5F3E45
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.