Recognised as Colour
#BE2A32
- #BE2A32
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Firebrick
#BE2A32 is a red with RGB values 190, 42, 50 and HSL 357°, 64%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.
Colour values
#BE2A32#BE2A32
HEX#BE2A32
RGBrgb(190, 42, 50)
RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.1647, 0.1961
RGB percentages74.5%, 16.5%, 19.6%
HSLhsl(356.8, 63.8%, 45.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(356.8, 77.9%, 74.5%)
CMYK0%, 77.9%, 73.7%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,462,642
CSS custom property--colour: #BE2A32;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.12833WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.89:1
Contrast with white5.89:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A
Inverted#41D5CD
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.57:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2ABEB6
Analogous#BE2A7C, #BE6C2A
Triadic#32BE2A, #2A32BE
Split complementary#2ABE6C, #2A7CBE
Tetradic#7CBE2A, #2ABEB6, #6C2ABE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R190
G42
B50
Red190 (74.5%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue50 (19.6%)
Hue356.76°
Saturation (HSL)63.79%
Lightness45.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BE · G 2A · B 32
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