Recognised as Colour

#BE2B3B

#BE2B3B
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#BE2B3B is a red with RGB values 190, 43, 59 and HSL 353°, 63%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#BE2B3B#BE2B3B

HEX#BE2B3B

RGBrgb(190, 43, 59)

RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.1686, 0.2314

RGB percentages74.5%, 16.9%, 23.1%

HSLhsl(353.5, 63.1%, 45.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(353.5, 77.4%, 74.5%)

CMYK0%, 77.4%, 68.9%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,462,907

CSS custom property--colour: #BE2B3B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12991WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness110.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.84:1

Contrast with white5.84:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B

Inverted#41D4C4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#57513Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#7C7036no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.7 from the original

Tritanopia#D10032no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.6:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 10.1 Firebrick · ΔE 10.8 Crimson · ΔE 15 Indian red · ΔE 17.7 Dark red · ΔE 21.2 Maroon · ΔE 22.4

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 10.1, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2BBEAE

Analogous#BE2B85, #BE652B

Triadic#3BBE2B, #2B3BBE

Split complementary#2BBE65, #2B84BE

Tetradic#84BE2B, #2BBEAE, #642BBE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F2C3C8

Lighter +30%#E89AA2

Lighter +20%#DF707C

Lighter +10%#D54756

Darker −10%#94222E

Darker −20%#6B1821

Darker −30%#410F14

Darker −40%#180507

More saturated +25%#DB0E24

Less saturated −25%#A14852

Channel breakdown

R190

G43

B59

Red190 (74.5%)

Green43 (16.9%)

Blue59 (23.1%)

Hue353.47°

Saturation (HSL)63.09%

Lightness45.69%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BE · G 2B · B 3B

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Be2B3B (chemical formula)

Formula
61.2644 g/mol
6 atoms

Be2B3B has a molar mass of 61.2644 g/mol, made up of 6 atoms across 2 elements: 2 × Be, 4 × B.

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Molar mass

Molar mass61.2644 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule6

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.0173193 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram9.8297556 × 10^21

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

Be29.4%

B70.6%

Beryllium (Be × 2)18.0244 g/mol, 29.421%

Boron (B × 4)43.24 g/mol, 70.579%

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