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#BE2E4E

#be2e4e ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#be2e4e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 18.04% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 75.79% magenta, 58.95% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 346.67°, with 61.02% saturation and 46.27% 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 5.69:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 5.23.

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Relative luminance0.1345

Complementary

  1. #be2e4e
  2. #2ebe9e

Split complementary

  1. #be2e4e
  2. #2ebe56
  3. #2e96be

Analogous

  1. #be2e96
  2. #be2e4e
  3. #be562e

Triadic

  1. #be2e4e
  2. #4ebe2e
  3. #2e4ebe

Tetradic

  1. #be2e4e
  2. #be9e2e
  3. #2ebe9e
  4. #2e4ebe

Square

  1. #be2e4e
  2. #96be2e
  3. #2ebe9e
  4. #562ebe

Monochromatic

  1. #43101b
  2. #801f35
  3. #be2e4e
  4. #d9607b
  5. #e79eae

Shades

#be2e4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be2e4e
  2. #ab2946
  3. #98253e
  4. #852037
  5. #721c2f
  6. #5f1727
  7. #4c121f
  8. #390e17
  9. #260910
  10. #130508
  11. #000000

Tints

#be2e4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be2e4e
  2. #c54360
  3. #cb5871
  4. #d26d83
  5. #d88295
  6. #df97a7
  7. #e5abb8
  8. #ecc0ca
  9. #f2d5dc
  10. #f9eaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be2e4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be2e4e
  2. #b83653
  3. #b23e58
  4. #ab475d
  5. #a54f62
  6. #9f5767
  7. #995f6c
  8. #936771
  9. #8c7076
  10. #86787b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #92555e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #55544e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7a714a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d0003c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8c474e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9a5d4c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c91744 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be2e4e {
  color: #be2e4e;
}
Background
.bg-be2e4e {
  background-color: #be2e4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-be2e4e {
  border: 2px solid #be2e4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be2e4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 46 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 347 61% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be2e4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be2e4e, #be562e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be2e4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 46 78 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.23 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.33 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 6.72 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 6.83 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 7.38 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 7.47 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 7.87 #41d1b1 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Brick Red
#be2e4e  rgb(190, 46, 78)  hsl(347, 61%, 46%)  Brick Red
#2ebe9e  rgb(46, 190, 158)  hsl(167, 61%, 46%)  Mint
#4ebe2e  rgb(78, 190, 46)  hsl(107, 61%, 46%)  Kelly Green
#2e4ebe  rgb(46, 78, 190)  hsl(227, 61%, 46%)  Sapphire