Recognised as Colour
#BE0025
- #BE0025
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Firebrick
#BE0025 is a red with RGB values 190, 0, 37 and HSL 348°, 100%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.
Colour values
#BE0025#BE0025
HEX#BE0025
RGBrgb(190, 0, 37)
RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0, 0.1451
RGB percentages74.5%, 0%, 14.5%
HSLhsl(348.3, 100%, 37.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(348.3, 100%, 74.5%)
CMYK0%, 100%, 80.5%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,451,877
CSS custom property--colour: #BE0025;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.11081WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness104.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.53:1
Contrast with white6.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B
Inverted#41FFDA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.22:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#00BE99
Analogous#BE0084, #BE3A00
Triadic#25BE00, #0025BE
Split complementary#00BE3A, #0084BE
Tetradic#84BE00, #00BE99, #3A00BE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R190
G0
B37
Red190 (74.5%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue37 (14.5%)
Hue348.32°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness37.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BE · G 00 · B 25
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