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#BE4964

#be4964 ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#be4964 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 39.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 61.58% magenta, 47.37% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 346.15°, 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 4.85:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 5.46.

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Relative luminance0.1663

Complementary

  1. #be4964
  2. #49bea3

Split complementary

  1. #be4964
  2. #49be68
  3. #499fbe

Analogous

  1. #be499f
  2. #be4964
  3. #be6849

Triadic

  1. #be4964
  2. #64be49
  3. #4964be

Tetradic

  1. #be4964
  2. #bea349
  3. #49bea3
  4. #4964be

Square

  1. #be4964
  2. #9fbe49
  3. #49bea3
  4. #6849be

Monochromatic

  1. #511d29
  2. #893145
  3. #be4964
  4. #d28194
  5. #e6bac4

Shades

#be4964 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be4964
  2. #ab425a
  3. #983a50
  4. #853346
  5. #722c3c
  6. #5f2532
  7. #4c1d28
  8. #39161e
  9. #260f14
  10. #13070a
  11. #000000

Tints

#be4964 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be4964
  2. #c55b74
  3. #cb6d83
  4. #d28093
  5. #d892a2
  6. #dfa4b2
  7. #e5b6c1
  8. #ecc8d1
  9. #f2dbe0
  10. #f9edf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be4964 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be4964
  2. #b84f67
  3. #b2546a
  4. #ab5a6c
  5. #a55f6f
  6. #9f6572
  7. #996a75
  8. #937078
  9. #8c757a
  10. #867b7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #96646c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #626365 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #807a61 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce3953 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #905964 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9d6a62 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c8405a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be4964 {
  color: #be4964;
}
Background
.bg-be4964 {
  background-color: #be4964;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-be4964 {
  border: 2px solid #be4964;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be4964;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 73 100;
  --color-primary-hsl: 346 47% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be4964 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be4964, #be6849);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be4964 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 73 100 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.46 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 5.72 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 6.47 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 6.63 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 6.67 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 6.77 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 7.06 #41b69b Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Brick Red
#be4964  rgb(190, 73, 100)  hsl(346, 47%, 52%)  Brick Red
#49bea3  rgb(73, 190, 163)  hsl(166, 47%, 52%)  Medium Aquamarine
#64be49  rgb(100, 190, 73)  hsl(106, 47%, 52%)  Mantis
#4964be  rgb(73, 100, 190)  hsl(226, 47%, 52%)  Royal Blue