Colour
#BE4C3F
- #BE4C3F
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Indian red
#BE4C3F is a red with RGB values 190, 76, 63 and HSL 6°, 50%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.
Colour values
#BE4C3F#BE4C3F
HEX#BE4C3F
RGBrgb(190, 76, 63)
RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.298, 0.2471
RGB percentages74.5%, 29.8%, 24.7%
HSLhsl(6.1, 50.2%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(6.1, 66.8%, 74.5%)
CMYK0%, 60%, 66.8%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,471,359
CSS custom property--colour: #BE4C3F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.16475WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.89:1
Contrast with white4.89:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#636363
Inverted#41B3C0
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.29:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3FB1BE
Analogous#BE3F72, #BE8B3F
Triadic#3FBE4C, #4C3FBE
Split complementary#3FBE8B, #3F72BE
Tetradic#72BE3F, #3FB1BE, #8B3FBE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R190
G76
B63
Red190 (74.5%)
Green76 (29.8%)
Blue63 (24.7%)
Hue6.14°
Saturation (HSL)50.2%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BE · G 4C · B 3F
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