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Colour

#BE0300

  • #BE0300
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Firebrick

#BE0300 is a red with RGB values 190, 3, 0 and HSL 1°, 100%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.

Colour values

#BE0300#BE0300
HEX#BE0300
RGBrgb(190, 3, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.0118, 0
RGB percentages74.5%, 1.2%, 0%
HSLhsl(0.9, 100%, 37.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0.9, 100%, 74.5%)
CMYK0%, 98.4%, 100%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,452,608
CSS custom property--colour: #BE0300;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11012WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness103.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.56:1
Contrast with white6.56:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B
Inverted#41FCFF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#504500no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 69.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#796A00no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 68.2 from the original
Tritanopia#D2000Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.2:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Firebrick · ΔE 18.1Dark red · ΔE 21.4Crimson · ΔE 22.7Orange red · ΔE 23.8Tomato · ΔE 24.6Red · ΔE 25
Nearest named CSS colourFirebrick (#B22222)ΔE 18.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#00BBBE
Analogous#BE005C, #BE6200
Triadic#00BE03, #0300BE
Split complementary#00BE62, #005CBE
Tetradic#5CBE00, #00BBBE, #6200BE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FF8D8B
Lighter +30%#FF5B58
Lighter +20%#FF2825
Lighter +10%#F10400
Darker −10%#8B0200
Darker −20%#580100
Darker −30%#250100
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#BE0300
Less saturated −25%#A61A18

Channel breakdown

R190
G3
B0
Red190 (74.5%)
Green3 (1.2%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue0.95°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness37.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BE · G 03 · B 00

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