Recognised as Colour

#BE063E

#BE063E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#BE063E is a red with RGB values 190, 6, 62 and HSL 342°, 94%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#BE063E#BE063E

HEX#BE063E

RGBrgb(190, 6, 62)

RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.0235, 0.2431

RGB percentages74.5%, 2.4%, 24.3%

HSLhsl(341.7, 93.9%, 38.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(341.7, 96.8%, 74.5%)

CMYK0%, 96.8%, 67.4%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,453,438

CSS custom property--colour: #BE063E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11425WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness106.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.39:1

Contrast with white6.39:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#313131

Inverted#41F9C1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4B483Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 68.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#766B39no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 68.6 from the original

Tritanopia#D10025no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.29:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 14.1 Brown · ΔE 17.6 Firebrick · ΔE 17.6 Indian red · ΔE 24.2 Dark red · ΔE 26.4 Maroon · ΔE 27.3

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 14.05, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#06BE86

Analogous#BE069A, #BE2A06

Triadic#3EBE06, #063EBE

Split complementary#06BE2A, #069ABE

Tetradic#9ABE06, #06BE86, #2A06BE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FC94B4

Lighter +30%#FA6391

Lighter +20%#F9316E

Lighter +10%#EF084E

Darker −10%#8D042E

Darker −20%#5B031E

Darker −30%#2A010E

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#C4003C

Less saturated −25%#A61F48

Channel breakdown

R190

B62

Red190 (74.5%)

Green6 (2.4%)

Blue62 (24.3%)

Hue341.74°

Saturation (HSL)93.88%

Lightness38.43%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BE · G 06 · B 3E

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