Palettes / Colors / #BE201E
#BE201E — Red
#BE201E is a red color we call Red, closest to the named color FireBrick (#B22222). It belongs to the red family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: firebrick (#B22222) — not an exact match. CSS firebrick gives you #B22222, a different color; use #BE201E when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#BE201E is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.
Its strongest partner is its complement #1EBBBE; it also sits naturally between #BE1E6B and #BE701E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BE201E |
|---|---|
| RGB | 190, 32, 30 |
| HSL | 1°, 73%, 43% |
| HSV | 1°, 84%, 75% |
| CMYK | 0%, 83%, 84%, 25% |
| XYZ | 21.99, 12.07, 2.40 |
| Yxy | 12.07, 0.6030, 0.3312 |
| CIE-Lab | 41.33, 59.80, 42.77 |
| Hunter Lab | 34.75, 54.85, 19.04 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 75% · Green 13% · Blue 12%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 83% · Yellow 84% · Key 25%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BE201E
.text { color: #BE201E; }
.background { background-color: #BE201E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BE201E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 32, 30); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(1, 73%, 43%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BE201E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 32, 30, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BE201E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 32, 30, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BE201E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BE201E">Div content here</div>
Shades of #BE201E
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #1EBBBE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 6.15:1 AA |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 3.41:1 AA large only |
Best text color on #BE201E: #FFFFFF.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BE201E
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #BE201E: ·
How #BE201E looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
Closest design-system colors
The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #BE201E rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #BE201E?
#BE201E is Red, a red color (RGB 190, 32, 30). Its closest standard named color is FireBrick.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BE201E?
#BE201E is RGB 190, 32, 30 — HSL 1°, 73%, 43% — CMYK 0%, 83%, 84%, 25%.
What colors go with #BE201E?
Its complement is #1EBBBE; analogous partners are #BE1E6B and #BE701E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BE201E for text?
White text on #BE201E has a contrast ratio of 6.15:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.41:1.