Recognised as Colour
#BE021C
- #BE021C
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Firebrick
#BE021C is a red with RGB values 190, 2, 28 and HSL 352°, 98%, 38%. 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
#BE021C#BE021C
HEX#BE021C
RGBrgb(190, 2, 28)
RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.0078, 0.1098
RGB percentages74.5%, 0.8%, 11%
HSLhsl(351.7, 97.9%, 37.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(351.7, 98.9%, 74.5%)
CMYK0%, 98.9%, 85.3%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,452,380
CSS custom property--colour: #BE021C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.11074WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness104.3 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 black3.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C
Inverted#41FDE3
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 text3.21:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#02BEA4
Analogous#BE027A, #BE4602
Triadic#1CBE02, #021CBE
Split complementary#02BE46, #027ABE
Tetradic#7ABE02, #02BEA4, #4602BE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R190
G2
B28
Red190 (74.5%)
Green2 (0.8%)
Blue28 (11%)
Hue351.7°
Saturation (HSL)97.92%
Lightness37.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BE · G 02 · B 1C
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