Recognised as Colour

#BE1E40

#BE1E40
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#BE1E40 is a red with RGB values 190, 30, 64 and HSL 347°, 73%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#BE1E40#BE1E40

HEX#BE1E40

RGBrgb(190, 30, 64)

RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.1176, 0.251

RGB percentages74.5%, 11.8%, 25.1%

HSLhsl(347.3, 72.7%, 43.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(347.3, 84.2%, 74.5%)

CMYK0%, 84.2%, 66.3%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,459,584

CSS custom property--colour: #BE1E40;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12246WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness108.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.09:1

Contrast with white6.09:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#424242

Inverted#41E1BF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#514D40no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 64.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#786E3Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65.7 from the original

Tritanopia#D1002Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.45:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 14.6 Crimson · ΔE 15.1 Firebrick · ΔE 15.8 Indian red · ΔE 20.5 Dark red · ΔE 25 Maroon · ΔE 25.8

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 14.59, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1EBE9C

Analogous#BE1E90, #BE4C1E

Triadic#40BE1E, #1E40BE

Split complementary#1EBE4C, #1E90BE

Tetradic#90BE1E, #1EBE9C, #4C1EBE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F3B5C2

Lighter +30%#EC899E

Lighter +20%#E55D7A

Lighter +10%#DE3156

Darker −10%#921731

Darker −20%#661022

Darker −30%#3A0913

Darker −40%#0E0205

More saturated +25%#DA0330

Less saturated −25%#A33A50

Channel breakdown

R190

G30

B64

Red190 (74.5%)

Green30 (11.8%)

Blue64 (25.1%)

Hue347.25°

Saturation (HSL)72.73%

Lightness43.14%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BE · G 1E · B 40

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