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#BE3C4E

#be3c4e ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#be3c4e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 23.53% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 68.42% magenta, 58.95% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 351.69°, with 52% saturation and 49.02% 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 5.32:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 3.16.

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Relative luminance0.1473

Complementary

  1. #be3c4e
  2. #3cbeac

Split complementary

  1. #be3c4e
  2. #3cbe6b
  3. #3c8fbe

Analogous

  1. #be3c8f
  2. #be3c4e
  3. #be6b3c

Triadic

  1. #be3c4e
  2. #4ebe3c
  3. #3c4ebe

Tetradic

  1. #be3c4e
  2. #beac3c
  3. #3cbeac
  4. #3c4ebe

Square

  1. #be3c4e
  2. #8fbe3c
  3. #3cbeac
  4. #6b3cbe

Monochromatic

  1. #4a171e
  2. #842a36
  3. #be3c4e
  4. #d37481
  5. #e5aeb5

Shades

#be3c4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be3c4e
  2. #ab3646
  3. #98303e
  4. #852a37
  5. #72242f
  6. #5f1e27
  7. #4c181f
  8. #391217
  9. #260c10
  10. #130608
  11. #000000

Tints

#be3c4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be3c4e
  2. #c55060
  3. #cb6371
  4. #d27783
  5. #d88a95
  6. #df9ea7
  7. #e5b1b8
  8. #ecc5ca
  9. #f2d8dc
  10. #f9eced
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be3c4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be3c4e
  2. #b84353
  3. #b24a58
  4. #ab505d
  5. #a55762
  6. #9f5e67
  7. #99656c
  8. #936c71
  9. #8c7276
  10. #86797b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #945c61 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d5a4e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7f754b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d01e43 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8e504e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9c634c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c92d48 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be3c4e {
  color: #be3c4e;
}
Background
.bg-be3c4e {
  background-color: #be3c4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-be3c4e {
  border: 2px solid #be3c4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be3c4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 60 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 352 52% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be3c4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be3c4e, #be6b3c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be3c4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 60 78 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.16 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.82 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 6.60 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 7.07 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 7.44 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 7.51 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 7.67 #41c3b1 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Brick Red
#be3c4e  rgb(190, 60, 78)  hsl(352, 52%, 49%)  Brick Red
#3cbeac  rgb(60, 190, 172)  hsl(172, 52%, 49%)  Light Sea Green
#4ebe3c  rgb(78, 190, 60)  hsl(112, 52%, 49%)  Kelly Green
#3c4ebe  rgb(60, 78, 190)  hsl(232, 52%, 49%)  Sapphire