Colour

#BE515C

#BE515C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#BE515C is a red with RGB values 190, 81, 92 and HSL 354°, 46%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#BE515C#BE515C

HEX#BE515C

RGBrgb(190, 81, 92)

RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.3176, 0.3608

RGB percentages74.5%, 31.8%, 36.1%

HSLhsl(353.9, 45.6%, 53.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(353.9, 57.4%, 74.5%)

CMYK0%, 57.4%, 51.6%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,472,668

CSS custom property--colour: #BE515C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17605WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness124.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.65:1

Contrast with white4.65:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.52:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#696969

Inverted#41AEA3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6A675Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47 from the original

Deuteranopia#857D5Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.8 from the original

Tritanopia#CF4055no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 7.7 Light coral · ΔE 17.7 Pale violetred · ΔE 19.3 Brown · ΔE 19.3 Salmon · ΔE 22.6 Sienna · ΔE 25.7

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 7.67, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#51BEB3

Analogous#BE5192, #BE7D51

Triadic#5CBE51, #515CBE

Split complementary#51BE7C, #5193BE

Tetradic#93BE51, #51BEB3, #7D51BE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F5E6E7

Lighter +30%#E8C0C4

Lighter +20%#DA9BA2

Lighter +10%#CC767F

Darker −10%#A03C46

Darker −20%#7B2E36

Darker −30%#562026

Darker −40%#311215

More saturated +25%#DC3344

Less saturated −25%#A06F74

Channel breakdown

R190

G81

B92

Red190 (74.5%)

Green81 (31.8%)

Blue92 (36.1%)

Hue353.94°

Saturation (HSL)45.61%

Lightness53.14%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BE · G 51 · B 5C

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