What color is #BE2E45?

#BE2E45 is a moderate red, closest to the named color Bleeding Heart. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BE2E45?

The RGB value is 190, 46, 69: 190 red, 46 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BE2E45?

The complementary color is #2EBEA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BE2E45?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.67:1 and white text 5.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BE2E45 color

#BE2E45 rgb(190, 46, 69)

Shades of red

The hex color #BE2E45 is a moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 18% green and 27.1% blue (190, 46, 69).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 61% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 76% magenta, 64% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Bleeding Heart (#C02E4C), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.73:1).

#BE2E45 color codes

HEX	`#BE2E45`
RGB	`rgb(190, 46, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 18%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 61%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 76%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 76%, 64%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.26, 57.43, 22.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.26, 61.56, 21.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.289, 13.334, 6.977)`
Decimal	`12463685`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BE2E45, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #BE2E45	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#BE2E45 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #BE2E45 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #be2e45; }
.text { color: #be2e45; }
.border { border: 2px solid #be2e45; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 46 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #be2e45, #be5f2e); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #BE2E45?: #BE2E45 is a moderate red, closest to the named color Bleeding Heart. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BE2E45?: The RGB value is 190, 46, 69: 190 red, 46 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BE2E45?: The complementary color is #2EBEA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BE2E45?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.67:1 and white text 5.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.