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#BE2F34

#be2f34 ≈ Persian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#be2f34 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 18.43% green and 20.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 75.26% magenta, 72.63% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 357.9°, with 60.34% saturation and 46.47% 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 5.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Persian Red (#cc3333), ΔE 3.52.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1323

Complementary

  1. #be2f34
  2. #2fbeb9

Split complementary

  1. #be2f34
  2. #2fbe71
  3. #2f7cbe

Analogous

  1. #be2f7c
  2. #be2f34
  3. #be712f

Triadic

  1. #be2f34
  2. #34be2f
  3. #2f34be

Tetradic

  1. #be2f34
  2. #beb92f
  3. #2fbeb9
  4. #2f34be

Square

  1. #be2f34
  2. #7cbe2f
  3. #2fbeb9
  4. #712fbe

Monochromatic

  1. #431112
  2. #812023
  3. #be2f34
  4. #d86166
  5. #e79fa1

Shades

#be2f34 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be2f34
  2. #ab2a2f
  3. #98262a
  4. #852124
  5. #721c1f
  6. #5f181a
  7. #4c1315
  8. #390e10
  9. #26090a
  10. #130505
  11. #000000

Tints

#be2f34 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be2f34
  2. #c54448
  3. #cb595d
  4. #d26d71
  5. #d88285
  6. #df979a
  7. #e5acae
  8. #ecc1c2
  9. #f2d5d6
  10. #f9eaeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be2f34 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be2f34
  2. #b8373c
  3. #b23f43
  4. #ab474b
  5. #a54f52
  6. #9f585a
  7. #996062
  8. #936869
  9. #8c7071
  10. #867878
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #925556 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5a5233 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7d712f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d10033 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8d4733 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b5d31 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca1233 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be2f34 {
  color: #be2f34;
}
Background
.bg-be2f34 {
  background-color: #be2f34;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-be2f34 {
  border: 2px solid #be2f34;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be2f34;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 47 52;
  --color-primary-hsl: 358 60% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be2f34 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be2f34, #be712f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be2f34 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 47 52 / 0.35);
}

#cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.52 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.64 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.65 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 4.50 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.77 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 5.33 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 5.33 #41d0cb Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Persian Red
#be2f34  rgb(190, 47, 52)  hsl(358, 60%, 46%)  Persian Red
#2fbeb9  rgb(47, 190, 185)  hsl(178, 60%, 46%)  Tiffany Blue
#34be2f  rgb(52, 190, 47)  hsl(118, 60%, 46%)  Kelly Green
#2f34be  rgb(47, 52, 190)  hsl(238, 60%, 46%)  Persian Blue