Recognised as Colour
#BE002A
- #BE002A
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#BE002A is a red with RGB values 190, 0, 42 and HSL 347°, 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 Crimson.
Colour values
#BE002A#BE002A
HEX#BE002A
RGBrgb(190, 0, 42)
RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0, 0.1647
RGB percentages74.5%, 0%, 16.5%
HSLhsl(346.7, 100%, 37.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(346.7, 100%, 74.5%)
CMYK0%, 100%, 77.9%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,451,882
CSS custom property--colour: #BE002A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.11114WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness104.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.52:1
Contrast with white6.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B
Inverted#41FFD5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.52:1WCAG 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#00BE94
Analogous#BE0089, #BE3500
Triadic#2ABE00, #002ABE
Split complementary#00BE35, #0089BE
Tetradic#89BE00, #00BE94, #3500BE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R190
G0
B42
Red190 (74.5%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue42 (16.5%)
Hue346.74°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness37.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BE · G 00 · B 2A
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