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#BE201B

#be201b ≈ Venetian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#be201b is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 12.55% green and 10.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 83.16% magenta, 85.79% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 1.84°, with 75.12% saturation and 42.55% 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 6.15:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Venetian Red (#c80815), ΔE 1.83.

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Relative luminance0.1206

Complementary

  1. #be201b
  2. #1bb9be

Split complementary

  1. #be201b
  2. #1bbe72
  3. #1b68be

Analogous

  1. #be1b68
  2. #be201b
  3. #be721b

Triadic

  1. #be201b
  2. #1bbe20
  3. #201bbe

Tetradic

  1. #be201b
  2. #b9be1b
  3. #1bb9be
  4. #201bbe

Square

  1. #be201b
  2. #68be1b
  3. #1bb9be
  4. #721bbe

Monochromatic

  1. #380908
  2. #7b1511
  3. #be201b
  4. #e44641
  5. #ee8884

Shades

#be201b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be201b
  2. #ab1d18
  3. #981a16
  4. #851613
  5. #721310
  6. #5f100e
  7. #4c0d0b
  8. #390a08
  9. #260605
  10. #130303
  11. #000000

Tints

#be201b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be201b
  2. #c53632
  3. #cb4d49
  4. #d2635f
  5. #d87976
  6. #df908d
  7. #e5a6a4
  8. #ecbcbb
  9. #f2d2d1
  10. #f9e9e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be201b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be201b
  2. #b82a25
  3. #b2332f
  4. #ab3d39
  5. #a54643
  6. #9f504e
  7. #995a58
  8. #936362
  9. #8c6d6c
  10. #867676
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #904f4e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #554c17 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7b6e10 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d20022 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8c3e19 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9a5815 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca001f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be201b {
  color: #be201b;
}
Background
.bg-be201b {
  background-color: #be201b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-be201b {
  border: 2px solid #be201b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be201b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 32 27;
  --color-primary-hsl: 2 75% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be201b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be201b, #be721b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be201b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 32 27 / 0.35);
}

#c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 1.83 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 2.62 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 3.11 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 3.35 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.23 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 5.13 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 5.41 #41dfe4 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Venetian Red
#be201b  rgb(190, 32, 27)  hsl(2, 75%, 43%)  Venetian Red
#1bb9be  rgb(27, 185, 190)  hsl(182, 75%, 43%)  Tiffany Blue
#1bbe20  rgb(27, 190, 32)  hsl(122, 75%, 43%)  Kelly Green
#201bbe  rgb(32, 27, 190)  hsl(242, 75%, 43%)  Medium Blue