Recognised as Colour
#BE3E34
- #BE3E34
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Firebrick
#BE3E34 is a red with RGB values 190, 62, 52 and HSL 4°, 57%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.
Colour values
#BE3E34#BE3E34
HEX#BE3E34
RGBrgb(190, 62, 52)
RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.2431, 0.2039
RGB percentages74.5%, 24.3%, 20.4%
HSLhsl(4.3, 57%, 47.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(4.3, 72.6%, 74.5%)
CMYK0%, 67.4%, 72.6%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,467,764
CSS custom property--colour: #BE3E34;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.1464WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness115.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.35:1
Contrast with white5.35:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#41C1CB
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.93:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#34B4BE
Analogous#BE346F, #BE8334
Triadic#34BE3E, #3E34BE
Split complementary#34BE83, #346FBE
Tetradic#6FBE34, #34B4BE, #8334BE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R190
G62
B52
Red190 (74.5%)
Green62 (24.3%)
Blue52 (20.4%)
Hue4.35°
Saturation (HSL)57.02%
Lightness47.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BE · G 3E · B 34
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