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#BE2C19

#be2c19 ≈ Venetian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#be2c19 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 17.25% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 76.84% magenta, 86.84% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 6.91°, with 76.74% saturation and 42.16% 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 5.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Venetian Red (#c80815), ΔE 3.09.

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Relative luminance0.1282

Complementary

  1. #be2c19
  2. #19abbe

Split complementary

  1. #be2c19
  2. #19be7f
  3. #1959be

Analogous

  1. #be1959
  2. #be2c19
  3. #be7f19

Triadic

  1. #be2c19
  2. #19be2c
  3. #2c19be

Tetradic

  1. #be2c19
  2. #abbe19
  3. #19abbe
  4. #2c19be

Square

  1. #be2c19
  2. #59be19
  3. #19abbe
  4. #7f19be

Monochromatic

  1. #370d07
  2. #7a1c10
  3. #be2c19
  4. #e6513e
  5. #ee8e82

Shades

#be2c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be2c19
  2. #ab2817
  3. #982314
  4. #851f12
  5. #721a0f
  6. #5f160d
  7. #4c120a
  8. #390d08
  9. #260905
  10. #130403
  11. #000000

Tints

#be2c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be2c19
  2. #c54130
  3. #cb5647
  4. #d26b5e
  5. #d88075
  6. #df968c
  7. #e5aba3
  8. #ecc0ba
  9. #f2d5d1
  10. #f9eae8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be2c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be2c19
  2. #b83423
  3. #b23d2e
  4. #ab4538
  5. #a54e42
  6. #9f564d
  7. #995e57
  8. #936761
  9. #8c6f6b
  10. #867876
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #915350 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5a5014 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7e700e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d2002a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8d4416 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9c5c13 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca0324 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be2c19 {
  color: #be2c19;
}
Background
.bg-be2c19 {
  background-color: #be2c19;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-be2c19 {
  border: 2px solid #be2c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be2c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 44 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 7 77% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be2c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be2c19, #be7f19);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be2c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 44 25 / 0.35);
}

#c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 3.09 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 4.21 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 4.44 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.52 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 4.97 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.32 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 5.52 #41d3e6 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Venetian Red
#be2c19  rgb(190, 44, 25)  hsl(7, 77%, 42%)  Venetian Red
#19abbe  rgb(25, 171, 190)  hsl(187, 77%, 42%)  Cadet Blue
#19be2c  rgb(25, 190, 44)  hsl(127, 77%, 42%)  Kelly Green
#2c19be  rgb(44, 25, 190)  hsl(247, 77%, 42%)  Medium Blue