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#BE201F

#be201f ≈ Venetian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#be201f is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 12.55% green and 12.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 83.16% magenta, 83.68% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 0.38°, with 71.95% saturation and 43.33% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with energy, passion and urgency. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.15:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Venetian Red (#c80815), ΔE 2.18.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1208

Complementary

  1. #be201f
  2. #1fbdbe

Split complementary

  1. #be201f
  2. #1fbe6f
  3. #1f6dbe

Analogous

  1. #be1f6d
  2. #be201f
  3. #be6f1f

Triadic

  1. #be201f
  2. #1fbe20
  3. #201fbe

Tetradic

  1. #be201f
  2. #bdbe1f
  3. #1fbdbe
  4. #201fbe

Square

  1. #be201f
  2. #6dbe1f
  3. #1fbdbe
  4. #6f1fbe

Monochromatic

  1. #3a0a0a
  2. #7c1514
  3. #be201f
  4. #e14948
  5. #ec8b8a

Shades

#be201f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be201f
  2. #ab1d1c
  3. #981a19
  4. #851616
  5. #721313
  6. #5f1010
  7. #4c0d0c
  8. #390a09
  9. #260606
  10. #130303
  11. #000000

Tints

#be201f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be201f
  2. #c53635
  3. #cb4d4c
  4. #d26362
  5. #d87979
  6. #df908f
  7. #e5a6a5
  8. #ecbcbc
  9. #f2d2d2
  10. #f9e9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be201f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be201f
  2. #b82a29
  3. #b23332
  4. #ab3d3c
  5. #a54646
  6. #9f5050
  7. #995a59
  8. #936363
  9. #8c6d6d
  10. #867676
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #904f4f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #554c1c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7b6e16 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d20023 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8c3e1d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9a581a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca0021 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be201f {
  color: #be201f;
}
Background
.bg-be201f {
  background-color: #be201f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-be201f {
  border: 2px solid #be201f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be201f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 32 31;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 72% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be201f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be201f, #be6f1f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be201f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 32 31 / 0.35);
}

#c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 2.18 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 2.45 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 2.57 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 3.04 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.68 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.09 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 5.56 #41dfe0 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Venetian Red
#be201f  rgb(190, 32, 31)  hsl(0, 72%, 43%)  Venetian Red
#1fbdbe  rgb(31, 189, 190)  hsl(180, 72%, 43%)  Tiffany Blue
#1fbe20  rgb(31, 190, 32)  hsl(120, 72%, 43%)  Kelly Green
#201fbe  rgb(32, 31, 190)  hsl(240, 72%, 43%)  Medium Blue