Recognised as Colour

#BE0D16

#BE0D16
Red
Dark
Nearest: Firebrick

#BE0D16 is a red with RGB values 190, 13, 22 and HSL 357°, 87%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.

Colour values

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HEX#BE0D16

RGBrgb(190, 13, 22)

RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.051, 0.0863

RGB percentages74.5%, 5.1%, 8.6%

HSLhsl(356.9, 87.2%, 39.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(356.9, 93.2%, 74.5%)

CMYK0%, 93.2%, 88.4%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,455,190

CSS custom property--colour: #BE0D16;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11293WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness104.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.44:1

Contrast with white6.44:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#333333

Inverted#41F2E9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#504712no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 68.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#796B06no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67.9 from the original

Tritanopia#D20015no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.26:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Firebrick · ΔE 10.8 Crimson · ΔE 16 Dark red · ΔE 17.6 Brown · ΔE 20.4 Maroon · ΔE 22.3 Tomato · ΔE 22.8

Nearest named CSS colourFirebrick (#B22222)ΔE 10.8, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0DBEB5

Analogous#BE0D6E, #BE5D0D

Triadic#16BE0D, #0D16BE

Split complementary#0DBE5C, #0D6FBE

Tetradic#6FBE0D, #0DBEB5, #5D0DBE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F89FA3

Lighter +30%#F56F76

Lighter +20%#F23F48

Lighter +10%#EE101C

Darker −10%#8E0A10

Darker −20%#5F060B

Darker −30%#2F0305

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#CB000A

Less saturated −25%#A5262D

Channel breakdown

R190

G13

B22

Red190 (74.5%)

Green13 (5.1%)

Blue22 (8.6%)

Hue356.95°

Saturation (HSL)87.19%

Lightness39.8%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BE · G 0D · B 16

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