Colour

#BE0036

#BE0036
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#BE0036 is a red with RGB values 190, 0, 54 and HSL 343°, 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

#BE0036#BE0036

HEX#BE0036

RGBrgb(190, 0, 54)

RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0, 0.2118

RGB percentages74.5%, 0%, 21.2%

HSLhsl(342.9, 100%, 37.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(342.9, 100%, 74.5%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 71.6%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,451,894

CSS custom property--colour: #BE0036;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11213WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness105.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.48:1

Contrast with white6.48:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C

Inverted#41FFC9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4B4736no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 69.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#766B30no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69.8 from the original

Tritanopia#D1001Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 11 Firebrick · ΔE 14.1 Brown · ΔE 16.2 Dark red · ΔE 23.3 Maroon · ΔE 25 Indian red · ΔE 25.1

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 10.97, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00BE88

Analogous#BE0095, #BE2900

Triadic#36BE00, #0036BE

Split complementary#00BE29, #0095BE

Tetradic#95BE00, #00BE88, #2900BE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF8BAC

Lighter +30%#FF5887

Lighter +20%#FF2563

Lighter +10%#F10044

Darker −10%#8B0028

Darker −20%#580019

Darker −30%#25000B

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#BE0036

Less saturated −25%#A61840

Channel breakdown

R190

B54

Red190 (74.5%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue54 (21.2%)

Hue342.95°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness37.25%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BE · G 00 · B 36

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