Recognised as Colour
#BE2D02
- #BE2D02
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Firebrick
#BE2D02 is a red with RGB values 190, 45, 2 and HSL 14°, 98%, 38%. 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
#BE2D02#BE2D02
HEX#BE2D02
RGBrgb(190, 45, 2)
RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.1765, 0.0078
RGB percentages74.5%, 17.6%, 0.8%
HSLhsl(13.7, 97.9%, 37.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(13.7, 98.9%, 74.5%)
CMYK0%, 76.3%, 98.9%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,463,362
CSS custom property--colour: #BE2D02;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.12828WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness109.5 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#494949
Inverted#41D2FD
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#0293BE
Analogous#BE0235, #BE8B02
Triadic#02BE2D, #2D02BE
Split complementary#02BE8B, #0235BE
Tetradic#35BE02, #0293BE, #8B02BE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R190
G45
B2
Red190 (74.5%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue2 (0.8%)
Hue13.72°
Saturation (HSL)97.92%
Lightness37.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BE · G 2D · B 02
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