Recognised as Colour

#BE6559

#BE6559
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#BE6559 is a red with RGB values 190, 101, 89 and HSL 7°, 44%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#BE6559#BE6559

HEX#BE6559

RGBrgb(190, 101, 89)

RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.3961, 0.349

RGB percentages74.5%, 39.6%, 34.9%

HSLhsl(7.1, 43.7%, 54.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(7.1, 53.2%, 74.5%)

CMYK0%, 46.8%, 53.2%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,477,785

CSS custom property--colour: #BE6559;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20976WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness133 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.2:1

Contrast with white4.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.2:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#777777

Inverted#419AA6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7A7358no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#908657no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.1 from the original

Tritanopia#CE5762no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.04:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 10.5 Light coral · ΔE 16 Sienna · ΔE 16.5 Dark salmon · ΔE 18.7 Salmon · ΔE 19 Brown · ΔE 23

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 10.48, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#59B2BE

Analogous#BE5980, #BE9859

Triadic#59BE65, #6559BE

Split complementary#59BE97, #5980BE

Tetradic#80BE59, #59B2BE, #9859BE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F7EDEC

Lighter +30%#E9CBC7

Lighter +20%#DBA9A2

Lighter +10%#CC877E

Darker −10%#A44C40

Darker −20%#7F3B32

Darker −30%#5B2A23

Darker −40%#361915

More saturated +25%#DB4F3C

Less saturated −25%#A17B76

Channel breakdown

R190

G101

B89

Red190 (74.5%)

Green101 (39.6%)

Blue89 (34.9%)

Hue7.13°

Saturation (HSL)43.72%

Lightness54.71%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BE · G 65 · B 59

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Harmonies

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Be6559 (chemical formula)

Formula
59,111.0198 g/mol
6559 atoms

Be6559 has a molar mass of 59,111.0198 g/mol, made up of 6559 atoms across 1 element: 6559 × Be.

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Molar mass

Molar mass59,111.0198 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule6559

Distinct elements1

Mass of one molecule9.8156158 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram1.0187848 × 10^19

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

Be100%

Beryllium (Be × 6559)59,111.0198 g/mol, 100%

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