Colour

#BE002C

#BE002C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#BE002C is a red with RGB values 190, 0, 44 and HSL 346°, 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

#BE002C#BE002C

HEX#BE002C

RGBrgb(190, 0, 44)

RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0, 0.1725

RGB percentages74.5%, 0%, 17.3%

HSLhsl(346.1, 100%, 37.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(346.1, 100%, 74.5%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 76.8%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,451,884

CSS custom property--colour: #BE002C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11129WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness105 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.51:1

Contrast with white6.51:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C

Inverted#41FFD3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4D462Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 69.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#776A25no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69.1 from the original

Tritanopia#D2001Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.23:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 9.3 Firebrick · ΔE 10.1 Brown · ΔE 15.7 Dark red · ΔE 19.9 Maroon · ΔE 22.7 Indian red · ΔE 26.8

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 9.33, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#00BE92

Analogous#BE008B, #BE3300

Triadic#2CBE00, #002CBE

Split complementary#00BE33, #008BBE

Tetradic#8BBE00, #00BE92, #3300BE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FF8BA6

Lighter +30%#FF587F

Lighter +20%#FF2557

Lighter +10%#F10038

Darker −10%#8B0020

Darker −20%#580014

Darker −30%#250009

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#BE002C

Less saturated −25%#A61839

Channel breakdown

R190

B44

Red190 (74.5%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue44 (17.3%)

Hue346.11°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness37.25%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BE · G 00 · B 2C

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