Recognised as Colour
#BE757D
- #BE757D
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#BE757D is a red with RGB values 190, 117, 125 and HSL 353°, 36%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#BE757D#BE757D
HEX#BE757D
RGBrgb(190, 117, 125)
RGB (0–1)0.7451, 0.4588, 0.4902
RGB percentages74.5%, 45.9%, 49%
HSLhsl(353.4, 36%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(353.4, 38.4%, 74.5%)
CMYK0%, 38.4%, 34.2%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,481,917
CSS custom property--colour: #BE757D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.2515WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.03:1
Contrast with white3.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.03:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#418A82
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.48:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#75BEB6
Analogous#BE75A2, #BE9275
Triadic#7DBE75, #757DBE
Split complementary#75BE92, #75A2BE
Tetradic#A1BE75, #75BEB6, #9175BE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R190
G117
B125
Red190 (74.5%)
Green117 (45.9%)
Blue125 (49%)
Hue353.42°
Saturation (HSL)35.96%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BE · G 75 · B 7D
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