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#BE331F

#be331f ≈ Venetian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#be331f is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 20% green and 12.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 73.16% magenta, 83.68% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 7.55°, with 71.95% saturation and 43.33% 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 5.7:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Venetian Red (#c80815), ΔE 3.7.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1341

Complementary

  1. #be331f
  2. #1faabe

Split complementary

  1. #be331f
  2. #1fbe82
  3. #1f5abe

Analogous

  1. #be1f5a
  2. #be331f
  3. #be821f

Triadic

  1. #be331f
  2. #1fbe33
  3. #331fbe

Tetradic

  1. #be331f
  2. #aabe1f
  3. #1faabe
  4. #331fbe

Square

  1. #be331f
  2. #5abe1f
  3. #1faabe
  4. #821fbe

Monochromatic

  1. #3a100a
  2. #7c2114
  3. #be331f
  4. #e15c48
  5. #ec968a

Shades

#be331f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be331f
  2. #ab2e1c
  3. #982919
  4. #852416
  5. #721f13
  6. #5f1a10
  7. #4c140c
  8. #390f09
  9. #260a06
  10. #130503
  11. #000000

Tints

#be331f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be331f
  2. #c54735
  3. #cb5c4c
  4. #d27062
  5. #d88579
  6. #df998f
  7. #e5ada5
  8. #ecc2bc
  9. #f2d6d2
  10. #f9ebe9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be331f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be331f
  2. #b83b29
  3. #b24232
  4. #ab4a3c
  5. #a55246
  6. #9f5a50
  7. #996159
  8. #936963
  9. #8c716d
  10. #867876
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #925653 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d531b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #807217 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d20030 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8e481d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9c5f1b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca172a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be331f {
  color: #be331f;
}
Background
.bg-be331f {
  background-color: #be331f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-be331f {
  border: 2px solid #be331f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be331f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 51 31;
  --color-primary-hsl: 8 72% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be331f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be331f, #be821f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be331f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 51 31 / 0.35);
}

#c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 3.70 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.57 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 4.68 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 4.99 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.07 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.26 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.54 #41cce0 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Venetian Red
#be331f  rgb(190, 51, 31)  hsl(8, 72%, 43%)  Venetian Red
#1faabe  rgb(31, 170, 190)  hsl(188, 72%, 43%)  Cadet Blue
#1fbe33  rgb(31, 190, 51)  hsl(128, 72%, 43%)  Kelly Green
#331fbe  rgb(51, 31, 190)  hsl(248, 72%, 43%)  Medium Blue