Recognised as Colour
#BE0016
- #BE0016
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Firebrick
#BE0016 is a red with RGB values 190, 0, 22 and HSL 353°, 100%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.
Colour values
#BE0016#BE0016
HEX#BE0016
RGBrgb(190, 0, 22)
RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0, 0.0863
RGB percentages74.5%, 0%, 8.6%
HSLhsl(353.1, 100%, 37.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(353.1, 100%, 74.5%)
CMYK0%, 100%, 88.4%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,451,862
CSS custom property--colour: #BE0016;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.11005WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness104.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.56:1
Contrast with white6.56:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A
Inverted#41FFE9
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.2:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#00BEA8
Analogous#BE0075, #BE4900
Triadic#16BE00, #0016BE
Split complementary#00BE49, #0075BE
Tetradic#75BE00, #00BEA8, #4900BE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R190
G0
B22
Red190 (74.5%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue22 (8.6%)
Hue353.05°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness37.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BE · G 00 · B 16
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