Recognised as Colour
#BE433D
- #BE433D
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Brown
#BE433D is a red with RGB values 190, 67, 61 and HSL 3°, 51%, 49%. 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
#BE433D#BE433D
HEX#BE433D
RGBrgb(190, 67, 61)
RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.2627, 0.2392
RGB percentages74.5%, 26.3%, 23.9%
HSLhsl(2.8, 51.4%, 49.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(2.8, 67.9%, 74.5%)
CMYK0%, 64.7%, 67.9%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,469,053
CSS custom property--colour: #BE433D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.15298WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.17:1
Contrast with white5.17:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D
Inverted#41BCC2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.17:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.06:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3DB8BE
Analogous#BE3D78, #BE843D
Triadic#3DBE43, #433DBE
Split complementary#3DBE84, #3D77BE
Tetradic#78BE3D, #3DB8BE, #843DBE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R190
G67
B61
Red190 (74.5%)
Green67 (26.3%)
Blue61 (23.9%)
Hue2.79°
Saturation (HSL)51.39%
Lightness49.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BE · G 43 · B 3D
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