Recognised as Colour
#BE301A
- #BE301A
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Firebrick
#BE301A is a red with RGB values 190, 48, 26 and HSL 8°, 76%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.
Colour values
#BE301A#BE301A
HEX#BE301A
RGBrgb(190, 48, 26)
RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.1882, 0.102
RGB percentages74.5%, 18.8%, 10.2%
HSLhsl(8, 75.9%, 42.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(8, 86.3%, 74.5%)
CMYK0%, 74.7%, 86.3%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,464,154
CSS custom property--colour: #BE301A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.13136WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.79:1
Contrast with white5.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D
Inverted#41CFE5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.79:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.63:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1AA8BE
Analogous#BE1A56, #BE821A
Triadic#1ABE30, #301ABE
Split complementary#1ABE82, #1A56BE
Tetradic#56BE1A, #1AA8BE, #821ABE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R190
G48
B26
Red190 (74.5%)
Green48 (18.8%)
Blue26 (10.2%)
Hue8.05°
Saturation (HSL)75.93%
Lightness42.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BE · G 30 · B 1A
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