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#BE485D

#be485d ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#be485d is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 28.24% green and 36.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 62.11% magenta, 51.05% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 349.32°, with 47.58% saturation and 51.37% 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 4.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 3.69.

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Relative luminance0.1637

Complementary

  1. #be485d
  2. #48bea9

Split complementary

  1. #be485d
  2. #48be6e
  3. #4898be

Analogous

  1. #be4898
  2. #be485d
  3. #be6e48

Triadic

  1. #be485d
  2. #5dbe48
  3. #485dbe

Tetradic

  1. #be485d
  2. #bea948
  3. #48bea9
  4. #485dbe

Square

  1. #be485d
  2. #98be48
  3. #48bea9
  4. #6e48be

Monochromatic

  1. #501d26
  2. #893140
  3. #be485d
  4. #d2808f
  5. #e6b9c1

Shades

#be485d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be485d
  2. #ab4154
  3. #983a4a
  4. #853241
  5. #722b38
  6. #5f242f
  7. #4c1d25
  8. #39161c
  9. #260e13
  10. #130709
  11. #000000

Tints

#be485d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be485d
  2. #c55a6d
  3. #cb6d7d
  4. #d27f8e
  5. #d8919e
  6. #dfa4ae
  7. #e5b6be
  8. #ecc8ce
  9. #f2dadf
  10. #f9edef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be485d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be485d
  2. #b84e61
  3. #b25364
  4. #ab5968
  5. #a55e6b
  6. #9f646f
  7. #996a72
  8. #936f76
  9. #8c7579
  10. #867a7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #966369 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #63615d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #817a5a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf3550 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #90585d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9d695b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c83e56 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be485d {
  color: #be485d;
}
Background
.bg-be485d {
  background-color: #be485d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-be485d {
  border: 2px solid #be485d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be485d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 72 93;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 48% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be485d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be485d, #be6e48);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be485d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 72 93 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.69 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 5.89 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 6.84 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 7.00 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 7.53 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 7.59 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 7.72 #41b7a2 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Brick Red
#be485d  rgb(190, 72, 93)  hsl(349, 48%, 51%)  Brick Red
#48bea9  rgb(72, 190, 169)  hsl(169, 48%, 51%)  Light Sea Green
#5dbe48  rgb(93, 190, 72)  hsl(109, 48%, 51%)  Mantis
#485dbe  rgb(72, 93, 190)  hsl(229, 48%, 51%)  Sapphire