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#BE2217

#be2217 ≈ Venetian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#be2217 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 13.33% green and 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 82.11% magenta, 87.89% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 3.95°, with 78.4% saturation and 41.76% 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 6.12:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Venetian Red (#c80815), ΔE 2.08.

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Web safe#cc3300
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Relative luminance0.1215

Complementary

  1. #be2217
  2. #17b3be

Split complementary

  1. #be2217
  2. #17be75
  3. #175fbe

Analogous

  1. #be175f
  2. #be2217
  3. #be7517

Triadic

  1. #be2217
  2. #17be22
  3. #2217be

Tetradic

  1. #be2217
  2. #b3be17
  3. #17b3be
  4. #2217be

Square

  1. #be2217
  2. #5fbe17
  3. #17b3be
  4. #7517be

Monochromatic

  1. #350a06
  2. #7a160f
  3. #be2217
  4. #e7463a
  5. #ef867f

Shades

#be2217 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be2217
  2. #ab1f15
  3. #981b12
  4. #851810
  5. #72140e
  6. #5f110c
  7. #4c0e09
  8. #390a07
  9. #260705
  10. #130302
  11. #000000

Tints

#be2217 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be2217
  2. #c5382e
  3. #cb4e45
  4. #d2645d
  5. #d87a74
  6. #df918b
  7. #e5a7a2
  8. #ecbdb9
  9. #f2d3d1
  10. #f9e9e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be2217 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be2217
  2. #b82b22
  3. #b2352c
  4. #ab3e37
  5. #a54841
  6. #9f514c
  7. #995a56
  8. #936461
  9. #8c6d6b
  10. #867776
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #90504e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #564c12 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7c6e0a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d20022 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8c3f14 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b5910 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca001e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be2217 {
  color: #be2217;
}
Background
.bg-be2217 {
  background-color: #be2217;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-be2217 {
  border: 2px solid #be2217;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be2217;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 34 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 4 78% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be2217 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be2217, #be7517);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be2217 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 34 23 / 0.35);
}

#c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 2.08 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 3.27 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 3.94 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 3.96 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 4.45 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.93 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 5.01 #41dde8 Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Venetian Red
#be2217  rgb(190, 34, 23)  hsl(4, 78%, 42%)  Venetian Red
#17b3be  rgb(23, 179, 190)  hsl(184, 78%, 42%)  Verdigris
#17be22  rgb(23, 190, 34)  hsl(124, 78%, 42%)  Kelly Green
#2217be  rgb(34, 23, 190)  hsl(244, 78%, 42%)  Medium Blue