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#BE4E4E

#be4e4e ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#be4e4e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 30.59% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 58.95% magenta, 58.95% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 46.28% saturation and 52.55% 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 4.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 4.62.

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Web safe#cc6666
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Relative luminance0.1695

Complementary

  1. #be4e4e
  2. #4ebebe

Split complementary

  1. #be4e4e
  2. #4ebe86
  3. #4e86be

Analogous

  1. #be4e86
  2. #be4e4e
  3. #be864e

Triadic

  1. #be4e4e
  2. #4ebe4e
  3. #4e4ebe

Tetradic

  1. #be4e4e
  2. #bebe4e
  3. #4ebebe
  4. #4e4ebe

Square

  1. #be4e4e
  2. #86be4e
  3. #4ebebe
  4. #864ebe

Monochromatic

  1. #541f1f
  2. #8c3333
  3. #be4e4e
  4. #d38686
  5. #e7bebe

Shades

#be4e4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be4e4e
  2. #ab4646
  3. #983e3e
  4. #853737
  5. #722f2f
  6. #5f2727
  7. #4c1f1f
  8. #391717
  9. #261010
  10. #130808
  11. #000000

Tints

#be4e4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be4e4e
  2. #c56060
  3. #cb7171
  4. #d28383
  5. #d89595
  6. #dfa7a7
  7. #e5b8b8
  8. #eccaca
  9. #f2dcdc
  10. #f9eded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be4e4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be4e4e
  2. #b85353
  3. #b25858
  4. #ab5d5d
  5. #a56262
  6. #9f6767
  7. #996c6c
  8. #937171
  9. #8c7676
  10. #867b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #976666 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6a644d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #867b4b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf3a4f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #935c4d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9f6c4c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c9434f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be4e4e {
  color: #be4e4e;
}
Background
.bg-be4e4e {
  background-color: #be4e4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-be4e4e {
  border: 2px solid #be4e4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be4e4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 78 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 46% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be4e4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be4e4e, #be864e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be4e4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 78 78 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.62 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 5.21 #a45a52 Redwood ΔE 6.11 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 6.26 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 7.29 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 7.39 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 7.71 #41b1b1 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Brick Red
#be4e4e  rgb(190, 78, 78)  hsl(0, 46%, 53%)  Brick Red
#4ebebe  rgb(78, 190, 190)  hsl(180, 46%, 53%)  Verdigris
#4ebe4e  rgb(78, 190, 78)  hsl(120, 46%, 53%)  Mantis
#4e4ebe  rgb(78, 78, 190)  hsl(240, 46%, 53%)  Iris