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#BE2D26

#be2d26 ≈ Lava

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#be2d26 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 17.65% green and 14.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 76.32% magenta, 80% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 2.76°, with 66.67% saturation and 44.71% 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 5.85:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Lava (#cf1020), ΔE 3.1.

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Relative luminance0.1296

Complementary

  1. #be2d26
  2. #26b7be

Split complementary

  1. #be2d26
  2. #26be79
  3. #266bbe

Analogous

  1. #be266b
  2. #be2d26
  3. #be7926

Triadic

  1. #be2d26
  2. #26be2d
  3. #2d26be

Tetradic

  1. #be2d26
  2. #b7be26
  3. #26b7be
  4. #2d26be

Square

  1. #be2d26
  2. #6bbe26
  3. #26b7be
  4. #7926be

Monochromatic

  1. #3f0f0d
  2. #7e1e19
  3. #be2d26
  4. #dd5a54
  5. #ea9794

Shades

#be2d26 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be2d26
  2. #ab2922
  3. #98241e
  4. #85201b
  5. #721b17
  6. #5f1713
  7. #4c120f
  8. #390e0b
  9. #260908
  10. #130504
  11. #000000

Tints

#be2d26 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be2d26
  2. #c5423c
  3. #cb5751
  4. #d26c67
  5. #d8817d
  6. #df9693
  7. #e5aba8
  8. #ecc0be
  9. #f2d5d4
  10. #f9eae9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be2d26 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be2d26
  2. #b8352f
  3. #b23e38
  4. #ab4641
  5. #a54e4a
  6. #9f5753
  7. #995f5c
  8. #936765
  9. #8c6f6e
  10. #867877
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #915453 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5a5123 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7e701f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d1002d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8d4524 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9c5c22 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca092a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be2d26 {
  color: #be2d26;
}
Background
.bg-be2d26 {
  background-color: #be2d26;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-be2d26 {
  border: 2px solid #be2d26;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be2d26;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 45 38;
  --color-primary-hsl: 3 67% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be2d26 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be2d26, #be7926);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be2d26 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 45 38 / 0.35);
}

#cf1020 Lava ΔE 3.10 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 3.12 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.16 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 3.34 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 3.65 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.94 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 5.83 #41d2d9 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Lava
#be2d26  rgb(190, 45, 38)  hsl(3, 67%, 45%)  Lava
#26b7be  rgb(38, 183, 190)  hsl(183, 67%, 45%)  Verdigris
#26be2d  rgb(38, 190, 45)  hsl(123, 67%, 45%)  Kelly Green
#2d26be  rgb(45, 38, 190)  hsl(243, 67%, 45%)  Medium Blue