Colour
#BE4142
- #BE4142
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Brown
#BE4142 is a red with RGB values 190, 65, 66 and HSL 360°, 49%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.
Colour values
#BE4142#BE4142
HEX#BE4142
RGBrgb(190, 65, 66)
RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.2549, 0.2588
RGB percentages74.5%, 25.5%, 25.9%
HSLhsl(359.5, 49%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(359.5, 65.8%, 74.5%)
CMYK0%, 65.8%, 65.3%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,468,546
CSS custom property--colour: #BE4142;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.15121WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.22:1
Contrast with white5.22:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#41BEBD
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.02:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#41BEBD
Analogous#BE4181, #BE7E41
Triadic#42BE41, #4142BE
Split complementary#41BE7E, #4181BE
Tetradic#81BE41, #41BEBD, #7F41BE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R190
G65
B66
Red190 (74.5%)
Green65 (25.5%)
Blue66 (25.9%)
Hue359.52°
Saturation (HSL)49.02%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BE · G 41 · B 42
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