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#BE080F

#be080f ≈ Venetian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#be080f is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 3.14% green and 5.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 95.79% magenta, 92.11% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 357.69°, with 91.92% saturation and 38.82% 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 6.5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Venetian Red (#c80815), ΔE 2.16.

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Relative luminance0.1116

Complementary

  1. #be080f
  2. #08beb7

Split complementary

  1. #be080f
  2. #08be5c
  3. #086abe

Analogous

  1. #be086a
  2. #be080f
  3. #be5c08

Triadic

  1. #be080f
  2. #0fbe08
  3. #080fbe

Tetradic

  1. #be080f
  2. #beb708
  3. #08beb7
  4. #080fbe

Square

  1. #be080f
  2. #6abe08
  3. #08beb7
  4. #5c08be

Monochromatic

  1. #2b0203
  2. #750509
  3. #be080f
  4. #f51d25
  5. #f9666c

Shades

#be080f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be080f
  2. #ab070e
  3. #98060c
  4. #85060b
  5. #720509
  6. #5f0408
  7. #4c0306
  8. #390205
  9. #260203
  10. #130102
  11. #000000

Tints

#be080f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be080f
  2. #c52127
  3. #cb393f
  4. #d25257
  5. #d86b6f
  6. #df8487
  7. #e59c9f
  8. #ecb5b7
  9. #f2cecf
  10. #f9e6e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be080f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be080f
  2. #b8141a
  3. #b22026
  4. #ab2c31
  5. #a5383c
  6. #9f4448
  7. #995053
  8. #935c5e
  9. #8c6869
  10. #867475
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5e5e5e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f4a4a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #50460a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #796b00 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d20011 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8a370c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #995404 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca0010 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be080f {
  color: #be080f;
}
Background
.bg-be080f {
  background-color: #be080f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-be080f {
  border: 2px solid #be080f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be080f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 8 15;
  --color-primary-hsl: 358 92% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be080f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be080f, #be5c08);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be080f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 8 15 / 0.35);
}

#c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 2.16 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 2.73 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 3.84 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 4.44 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.44 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 5.00 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.68 #41f7f0 Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Venetian Red
#be080f  rgb(190, 8, 15)  hsl(358, 92%, 39%)  Venetian Red
#08beb7  rgb(8, 190, 183)  hsl(178, 92%, 39%)  Tiffany Blue
#0fbe08  rgb(15, 190, 8)  hsl(118, 92%, 39%)  Kelly Green
#080fbe  rgb(8, 15, 190)  hsl(238, 92%, 39%)  Medium Blue