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#BE4963

#be4963 ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#be4963 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 28.63% green and 38.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 61.58% magenta, 47.89% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 346.67°, with 47.37% saturation and 51.57% 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 4.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 5.18.

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Relative luminance0.1661

Complementary

  1. #be4963
  2. #49bea4

Split complementary

  1. #be4963
  2. #49be6a
  3. #499dbe

Analogous

  1. #be499d
  2. #be4963
  3. #be6a49

Triadic

  1. #be4963
  2. #63be49
  3. #4963be

Tetradic

  1. #be4963
  2. #bea449
  3. #49bea4
  4. #4963be

Square

  1. #be4963
  2. #9dbe49
  3. #49bea4
  4. #6a49be

Monochromatic

  1. #511d29
  2. #893145
  3. #be4963
  4. #d28193
  5. #e6bac4

Shades

#be4963 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be4963
  2. #ab4259
  3. #983a4f
  4. #853345
  5. #722c3b
  6. #5f2532
  7. #4c1d28
  8. #39161e
  9. #260f14
  10. #13070a
  11. #000000

Tints

#be4963 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be4963
  2. #c55b73
  3. #cb6d82
  4. #d28092
  5. #d892a1
  6. #dfa4b1
  7. #e5b6c1
  8. #ecc8d0
  9. #f2dbe0
  10. #f9edef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be4963 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be4963
  2. #b84f66
  3. #b25469
  4. #ab5a6c
  5. #a55f6f
  6. #9f6572
  7. #996a74
  8. #937077
  9. #8c757a
  10. #867b7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #96646c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #626363 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #817a60 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce3853 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #905963 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9d6a61 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c8405a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be4963 {
  color: #be4963;
}
Background
.bg-be4963 {
  background-color: #be4963;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-be4963 {
  border: 2px solid #be4963;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be4963;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 73 99;
  --color-primary-hsl: 347 47% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be4963 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be4963, #be6a49);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be4963 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 73 99 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.18 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 5.70 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 6.62 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 6.63 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 6.87 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 6.94 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 7.02 #41b69c Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Brick Red
#be4963  rgb(190, 73, 99)  hsl(347, 47%, 52%)  Brick Red
#49bea4  rgb(73, 190, 164)  hsl(167, 47%, 52%)  Medium Aquamarine
#63be49  rgb(99, 190, 73)  hsl(107, 47%, 52%)  Mantis
#4963be  rgb(73, 99, 190)  hsl(227, 47%, 52%)  Royal Blue