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#BE021E

#be021e ≈ Firebrick

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#be021e is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 0.78% green and 11.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 98.95% magenta, 84.21% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 351.06°, with 97.92% saturation and 37.65% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.53:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Firebrick (#b22222), ΔE 2.38.

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Relative luminance0.1108

Complementary

  1. #be021e
  2. #02bea2

Split complementary

  1. #be021e
  2. #02be44
  3. #027cbe

Analogous

  1. #be027c
  2. #be021e
  3. #be4402

Triadic

  1. #be021e
  2. #1ebe02
  3. #021ebe

Tetradic

  1. #be021e
  2. #bea202
  3. #02bea2
  4. #021ebe

Square

  1. #be021e
  2. #7cbe02
  3. #02bea2
  4. #4402be

Monochromatic

  1. #270006
  2. #720112
  3. #be021e
  4. #fc1033
  5. #fd5c74

Shades

#be021e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be021e
  2. #ab021b
  3. #980218
  4. #850115
  5. #720112
  6. #5f010f
  7. #4c010c
  8. #390109
  9. #260006
  10. #130003
  11. #000000

Tints

#be021e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be021e
  2. #c51b35
  3. #cb354b
  4. #d24e62
  5. #d86778
  6. #df818f
  7. #e59aa5
  8. #ecb3bc
  9. #f2ccd2
  10. #f9e6e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be021e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be021e
  2. #b80f28
  3. #b21b32
  4. #ab283b
  5. #a53445
  6. #9f414f
  7. #994e59
  8. #935a63
  9. #8c676c
  10. #867376
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5e5e5e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e494c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4e461c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #786a13 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d20014 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #89361d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #995318 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca0018 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be021e {
  color: #be021e;
}
Background
.bg-be021e {
  background-color: #be021e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-be021e {
  border: 2px solid #be021e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be021e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 2 30;
  --color-primary-hsl: 351 98% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be021e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be021e, #be4402);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be021e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 2 30 / 0.35);
}

#b22222 Firebrick ΔE 2.38 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 2.49 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 3.53 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 3.98 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.50 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 4.95 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 4.95 #41fde1 Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Firebrick
#be021e  rgb(190, 2, 30)  hsl(351, 98%, 38%)  Firebrick
#02bea2  rgb(2, 190, 162)  hsl(171, 98%, 38%)  Mint
#1ebe02  rgb(30, 190, 2)  hsl(111, 98%, 38%)  Kelly Green
#021ebe  rgb(2, 30, 190)  hsl(231, 98%, 38%)  Medium Blue