Recognised as Colour

#BE5B5E

#BE5B5E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#BE5B5E is a red with RGB values 190, 91, 94 and HSL 358°, 43%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#BE5B5E#BE5B5E

HEX#BE5B5E

RGBrgb(190, 91, 94)

RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.3569, 0.3686

RGB percentages74.5%, 35.7%, 36.9%

HSLhsl(358.2, 43.2%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(358.2, 52.1%, 74.5%)

CMYK0%, 52.1%, 50.5%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,475,230

CSS custom property--colour: #BE5B5E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19237WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness129.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.85:1

Contrast with white4.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.85:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#707070

Inverted#41A4A1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#716D5Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#8A815Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.9 from the original

Tritanopia#CE4D5Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.33:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 7.2 Light coral · ΔE 15.6 Pale violetred · ΔE 20.2 Salmon · ΔE 20.8 Brown · ΔE 21.2 Sienna · ΔE 22.4

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 7.23, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5BBEBB

Analogous#BE5B8F, #BE8A5B

Triadic#5EBE5B, #5B5EBE

Split complementary#5BBE8A, #5B8FBE

Tetradic#90BE5B, #5BBEBB, #8A5BBE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F8EDED

Lighter +30%#E9C9CA

Lighter +20%#DBA4A6

Lighter +10%#CC8082

Darker −10%#A54144

Darker −20%#803335

Darker −30%#5C2426

Darker −40%#371617

More saturated +25%#DB3E43

Less saturated −25%#A17879

Channel breakdown

R190

G91

B94

Red190 (74.5%)

Green91 (35.7%)

Blue94 (36.9%)

Hue358.18°

Saturation (HSL)43.23%

Lightness55.1%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BE · G 5B · B 5E

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