Recognised as Colour
#BE112E
- #BE112E
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Firebrick
#BE112E is a red with RGB values 190, 17, 46 and HSL 350°, 84%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.
Colour values
#BE112E#BE112E
HEX#BE112E
RGBrgb(190, 17, 46)
RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.0667, 0.1804
RGB percentages74.5%, 6.7%, 18%
HSLhsl(349.9, 83.6%, 40.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(349.9, 91.1%, 74.5%)
CMYK0%, 91.1%, 75.8%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,456,238
CSS custom property--colour: #BE112E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.11545WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.35:1
Contrast with white6.35:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#383838
Inverted#41EED1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.31:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#11BEA1
Analogous#BE1184, #BE4B11
Triadic#2EBE11, #112EBE
Split complementary#11BE4B, #1184BE
Tetradic#84BE11, #11BEA1, #4B11BE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R190
G17
B46
Red190 (74.5%)
Green17 (6.7%)
Blue46 (18%)
Hue349.94°
Saturation (HSL)83.57%
Lightness40.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BE · G 11 · B 2E
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