Colour
#BE281B
- #BE281B
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Firebrick
#BE281B is a red with RGB values 190, 40, 27 and HSL 5°, 75%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.
Colour values
#BE281B#BE281B
HEX#BE281B
RGBrgb(190, 40, 27)
RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.1569, 0.1059
RGB percentages74.5%, 15.7%, 10.6%
HSLhsl(4.8, 75.1%, 42.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(4.8, 85.8%, 74.5%)
CMYK0%, 78.9%, 85.8%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,462,107
CSS custom property--colour: #BE281B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.12544WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness108.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.98:1
Contrast with white5.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#474747
Inverted#41D7E4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.51:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1BB1BE
Analogous#BE1B60, #BE791B
Triadic#1BBE28, #281BBE
Split complementary#1BBE79, #1B60BE
Tetradic#60BE1B, #1BB1BE, #791BBE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R190
G40
B27
Red190 (74.5%)
Green40 (15.7%)
Blue27 (10.6%)
Hue4.79°
Saturation (HSL)75.12%
Lightness42.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BE · G 28 · B 1B
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