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#BE405E

#be405e ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#be405e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 25.1% green and 36.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 66.32% magenta, 50.53% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 345.71°, with 49.61% saturation and 49.8% 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 5.14:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 5.16.

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Relative luminance0.1542

Complementary

  1. #be405e
  2. #40bea0

Split complementary

  1. #be405e
  2. #40be61
  3. #409dbe

Analogous

  1. #be409d
  2. #be405e
  3. #be6140

Triadic

  1. #be405e
  2. #5ebe40
  3. #405ebe

Tetradic

  1. #be405e
  2. #bea040
  3. #40bea0
  4. #405ebe

Square

  1. #be405e
  2. #9dbe40
  3. #40bea0
  4. #6140be

Monochromatic

  1. #4c1925
  2. #852d42
  3. #be405e
  4. #d2798e
  5. #e5b2be

Shades

#be405e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be405e
  2. #ab3a55
  3. #98334b
  4. #852d42
  5. #722638
  6. #5f202f
  7. #4c1a26
  8. #39131c
  9. #260d13
  10. #130609
  11. #000000

Tints

#be405e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be405e
  2. #c5536e
  3. #cb667e
  4. #d2798e
  5. #d88c9e
  6. #dfa0af
  7. #e5b3bf
  8. #ecc6cf
  9. #f2d9df
  10. #f9ecef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be405e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be405e
  2. #b84661
  3. #b24d65
  4. #ab5368
  5. #a55a6c
  6. #9f606f
  7. #996672
  8. #936d76
  9. #8c7379
  10. #867a7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #955e68 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d5d5f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7e775b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf2b4c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8e535e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9c655c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c83454 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be405e {
  color: #be405e;
}
Background
.bg-be405e {
  background-color: #be405e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-be405e {
  border: 2px solid #be405e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be405e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 64 94;
  --color-primary-hsl: 346 50% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be405e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be405e, #be6140);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be405e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 64 94 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.16 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 5.72 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 5.84 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 5.96 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 6.40 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 6.81 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 6.88 #41bfa1 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Brick Red
#be405e  rgb(190, 64, 94)  hsl(346, 50%, 50%)  Brick Red
#40bea0  rgb(64, 190, 160)  hsl(166, 50%, 50%)  Mint
#5ebe40  rgb(94, 190, 64)  hsl(106, 50%, 50%)  Kelly Green
#405ebe  rgb(64, 94, 190)  hsl(226, 50%, 50%)  Denim