What color is #BE7373?

#BE7373 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Nipple. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BE7373?

The RGB value is 190, 115, 115: 190 red, 115 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BE7373?

The complementary color is #73BEBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BE7373?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.89:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BE7373 color

#BE7373 rgb(190, 115, 115)

Shades of red

The hex color #BE7373 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 45.1% green and 45.1% blue (190, 115, 115).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 37% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 39% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Nipple (#BB7777), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.89:1).

#BE7373 color codes

HEX	`#BE7373`
RGB	`rgb(190, 115, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.5%, 45.1%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 37%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 39%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 39%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.53, 29.52, 12.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.53, 32.12, 23.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.462, 24.449, 19.331)`
Decimal	`12481395`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BE7373, 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 #BE7373	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BE7373 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.89:1	Pass	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 #BE7373 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #be7373; }
.text { color: #be7373; }
.border { border: 2px solid #be7373; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(190 115 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #be7373, #be9973); }

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Questions

What color is #BE7373?: #BE7373 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Nipple. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BE7373?: The RGB value is 190, 115, 115: 190 red, 115 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BE7373?: The complementary color is #73BEBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BE7373?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.89:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.