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#BE040D

#be040d ≈ Venetian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#be040d is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 1.57% green and 5.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 97.89% magenta, 93.16% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 357.1°, with 95.88% saturation and 38.04% 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 6.54:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Venetian Red (#c80815), ΔE 2.32.

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Relative luminance0.1106

Complementary

  1. #be040d
  2. #04beb5

Split complementary

  1. #be040d
  2. #04be58
  3. #046abe

Analogous

  1. #be046a
  2. #be040d
  3. #be5804

Triadic

  1. #be040d
  2. #0dbe04
  3. #040dbe

Tetradic

  1. #be040d
  2. #beb504
  3. #04beb5
  4. #040dbe

Square

  1. #be040d
  2. #6abe04
  3. #04beb5
  4. #5804be

Monochromatic

  1. #280103
  2. #730208
  3. #be040d
  4. #fa1420
  5. #fc5f67

Shades

#be040d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be040d
  2. #ab040c
  3. #98030a
  4. #850309
  5. #720208
  6. #5f0207
  7. #4c0205
  8. #390104
  9. #260103
  10. #130001
  11. #000000

Tints

#be040d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be040d
  2. #c51d25
  3. #cb363d
  4. #d24f56
  5. #d8686e
  6. #df8286
  7. #e59b9e
  8. #ecb4b6
  9. #f2cdcf
  10. #f9e6e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be040d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be040d
  2. #b81019
  3. #b21d24
  4. #ab2930
  5. #a5363b
  6. #9f4247
  7. #994e52
  8. #935b5e
  9. #8c6769
  10. #867475
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5d5d5d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e494a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4f4507 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #786a00 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d2000e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8a360a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #995401 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca000e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be040d {
  color: #be040d;
}
Background
.bg-be040d {
  background-color: #be040d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-be040d {
  border: 2px solid #be040d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be040d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 4 13;
  --color-primary-hsl: 357 96% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be040d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be040d, #be5804);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be040d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 4 13 / 0.35);
}

#c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 2.32 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 2.89 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 4.04 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 4.33 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.64 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 4.98 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.91 #41fbf2 Inverted #5d5d5d Grayscale 

Venetian Red
#be040d  rgb(190, 4, 13)  hsl(357, 96%, 38%)  Venetian Red
#04beb5  rgb(4, 190, 181)  hsl(177, 96%, 38%)  Tiffany Blue
#0dbe04  rgb(13, 190, 4)  hsl(117, 96%, 38%)  Kelly Green
#040dbe  rgb(4, 13, 190)  hsl(237, 96%, 38%)  Medium Blue