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#BE050F

#be050f ≈ Venetian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#be050f is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 1.96% green and 5.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 97.37% magenta, 92.11% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 356.76°, with 94.87% saturation and 38.24% 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 Venetian Red (#c80815), ΔE 2.19.

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Relative luminance0.1109

Complementary

  1. #be050f
  2. #05beb4

Split complementary

  1. #be050f
  2. #05be58
  3. #056cbe

Analogous

  1. #be056c
  2. #be050f
  3. #be5805

Triadic

  1. #be050f
  2. #0fbe05
  3. #050fbe

Tetradic

  1. #be050f
  2. #beb405
  3. #05beb4
  4. #050fbe

Square

  1. #be050f
  2. #6cbe05
  3. #05beb4
  4. #5805be

Monochromatic

  1. #290103
  2. #730309
  3. #be050f
  4. #f91723
  5. #fb6169

Shades

#be050f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be050f
  2. #ab050e
  3. #98040c
  4. #85040b
  5. #720309
  6. #5f0308
  7. #4c0206
  8. #390205
  9. #260103
  10. #130102
  11. #000000

Tints

#be050f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be050f
  2. #c51e27
  3. #cb373f
  4. #d25057
  5. #d8696f
  6. #df8287
  7. #e59b9f
  8. #ecb4b7
  9. #f2cdcf
  10. #f9e6e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be050f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be050f
  2. #b8111a
  3. #b21e26
  4. #ab2a31
  5. #a5363c
  6. #9f4348
  7. #994f53
  8. #935b5e
  9. #8c6769
  10. #867475
  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 #8e494a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4f460a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #786a00 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d2000f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8a360c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #995404 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca000f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be050f {
  color: #be050f;
}
Background
.bg-be050f {
  background-color: #be050f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-be050f {
  border: 2px solid #be050f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be050f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 5 15;
  --color-primary-hsl: 357 95% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be050f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be050f, #be5805);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be050f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 5 15 / 0.35);
}

#c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 2.19 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 2.67 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 3.78 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.45 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 4.47 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 5.11 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.68 #41faf0 Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Venetian Red
#be050f  rgb(190, 5, 15)  hsl(357, 95%, 38%)  Venetian Red
#05beb4  rgb(5, 190, 180)  hsl(177, 95%, 38%)  Tiffany Blue
#0fbe05  rgb(15, 190, 5)  hsl(117, 95%, 38%)  Kelly Green
#050fbe  rgb(5, 15, 190)  hsl(237, 95%, 38%)  Medium Blue