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#BE474C

#be474c ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#be474c is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 27.84% green and 29.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 62.63% magenta, 60% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 357.48°, with 47.79% saturation and 51.18% 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 5.01:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 3.63.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1598

Complementary

  1. #be474c
  2. #47beb9

Split complementary

  1. #be474c
  2. #47be7e
  3. #4788be

Analogous

  1. #be4788
  2. #be474c
  3. #be7e47

Triadic

  1. #be474c
  2. #4cbe47
  3. #474cbe

Tetradic

  1. #be474c
  2. #beb947
  3. #47beb9
  4. #474cbe

Square

  1. #be474c
  2. #88be47
  3. #47beb9
  4. #7e47be

Monochromatic

  1. #501c1e
  2. #883034
  3. #be474c
  4. #d28083
  5. #e6b8ba

Shades

#be474c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be474c
  2. #ab4044
  3. #98393d
  4. #853235
  5. #722b2e
  6. #5f2426
  7. #4c1c1e
  8. #391517
  9. #260e0f
  10. #130708
  11. #000000

Tints

#be474c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be474c
  2. #c5595e
  3. #cb6c70
  4. #d27e82
  5. #d89194
  6. #dfa3a6
  7. #e5b5b7
  8. #ecc8c9
  9. #f2dadb
  10. #f9eded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be474c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be474c
  2. #b84d51
  3. #b25256
  4. #ab585c
  5. #a55e61
  6. #9f6466
  7. #99696b
  8. #936f70
  9. #8c7576
  10. #867a7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #956263 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #655f4b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #837949 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d02f4a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #91574c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9e684a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c93a4b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be474c {
  color: #be474c;
}
Background
.bg-be474c {
  background-color: #be474c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-be474c {
  border: 2px solid #be474c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be474c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 71 76;
  --color-primary-hsl: 357 48% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be474c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be474c, #be7e47);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be474c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 71 76 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.63 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.83 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 6.10 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 6.37 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 6.55 #a45a52 Redwood ΔE 7.02 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 7.14 #41b8b3 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Brick Red
#be474c  rgb(190, 71, 76)  hsl(357, 48%, 51%)  Brick Red
#47beb9  rgb(71, 190, 185)  hsl(177, 48%, 51%)  Tiffany Blue
#4cbe47  rgb(76, 190, 71)  hsl(117, 48%, 51%)  Kelly Green
#474cbe  rgb(71, 76, 190)  hsl(237, 48%, 51%)  Ocean Blue