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#BE2D4E

#be2d4e ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#be2d4e 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 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 76.32% magenta, 58.95% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 346.34°, with 61.7% saturation and 46.08% 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 5.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 5.39.

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Relative luminance0.1337

Complementary

  1. #be2d4e
  2. #2dbe9d

Split complementary

  1. #be2d4e
  2. #2dbe54
  3. #2d97be

Analogous

  1. #be2d97
  2. #be2d4e
  3. #be542d

Triadic

  1. #be2d4e
  2. #4ebe2d
  3. #2d4ebe

Tetradic

  1. #be2d4e
  2. #be9d2d
  3. #2dbe9d
  4. #2d4ebe

Square

  1. #be2d4e
  2. #97be2d
  3. #2dbe9d
  4. #542dbe

Monochromatic

  1. #42101b
  2. #801e35
  3. #be2d4e
  4. #d95f7a
  5. #e89cae

Shades

#be2d4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be2d4e
  2. #ab2946
  3. #98243e
  4. #852037
  5. #721b2f
  6. #5f1727
  7. #4c121f
  8. #390e17
  9. #260910
  10. #130508
  11. #000000

Tints

#be2d4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be2d4e
  2. #c54260
  3. #cb5771
  4. #d26c83
  5. #d88195
  6. #df96a7
  7. #e5abb8
  8. #ecc0ca
  9. #f2d5dc
  10. #f9eaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be2d4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be2d4e
  2. #b83553
  3. #b23e58
  4. #ab465d
  5. #a54e62
  6. #9f5767
  7. #995f6c
  8. #936771
  9. #8c6f76
  10. #86787b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #92555e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #55534e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7a714a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d0003b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8c474e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9a5d4c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c91543 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be2d4e {
  color: #be2d4e;
}
Background
.bg-be2d4e {
  background-color: #be2d4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-be2d4e {
  border: 2px solid #be2d4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be2d4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 45 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 346 62% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be2d4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be2d4e, #be542d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be2d4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 45 78 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.39 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.41 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 6.70 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 6.82 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 7.40 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 7.42 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 7.87 #41d2b1 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Brick Red
#be2d4e  rgb(190, 45, 78)  hsl(346, 62%, 46%)  Brick Red
#2dbe9d  rgb(45, 190, 157)  hsl(166, 62%, 46%)  Mint
#4ebe2d  rgb(78, 190, 45)  hsl(106, 62%, 46%)  Kelly Green
#2d4ebe  rgb(45, 78, 190)  hsl(226, 62%, 46%)  Sapphire