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#BE201F — Red

#BE201F 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 #BE201F 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.

#BE201F 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 #1FBDBD; it also sits naturally between #BD1F6E and #BD6E1F. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BE201F · RGB 190, 32, 31

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Color values

HEX#BE201F
RGB190, 32, 31
HSL0°, 72%, 43%
HSV0°, 84%, 75%
CMYK0%, 83%, 84%, 25%
XYZ22.00, 12.08, 2.47
Yxy12.08, 0.6019, 0.3305
CIE-Lab41.34, 59.83, 42.26
Hunter Lab34.76, 54.88, 18.93

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

Sample text in #BE201F on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BE201F on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BE201F

.text { color: #BE201F; }
.background { background-color: #BE201F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BE201F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 32, 31); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 72%, 43%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BE201F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 32, 31, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BE201F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 32, 31, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BE201F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BE201F">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BE201F

#AB1C1C#9A1919#881616#761313#691111#580E0E#460B0B#350909#230606#120303

Tints of #BE201F

#D32222#DE3535#E24B4B#E56161#EA7B7B#ED9191#F1A7A7#F4BDBD#F9D8D8#FCEDED

Tones of #BE201F

#B22A2A#A63636#9B4141#904C4C#855757#796363

Color harmonies

Complementary — #1FBDBD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text6.15:1 AA
Against black text3.42:1 AA large only

Best text color on #BE201F: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BE201F

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #BE201F: ·

How #BE201F looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #7A781FDeuteranopia · #838F1FTritanopia · #B61F1F

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:

Tailwind red 600 · #DC2626Bootstrap danger · #DC3545Tailwind rose 600 · #E11D48

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BE201F rather than the exact color:

Golden Ruby Zephyr
#56092B · #B9201E · #AD5D19 · #57510F
Royal Ruby Harbor
#B92221 · #25CD26 · #5959E1 · #E7AFB6
Royal Ruby Cinder
#BD1D1A · #E96962 · #56E5E7 · #B0EFEE
Palette Be1a1a
#BE1A1A · #D0311E · #F7D87F · #F8EBAB
Palette Bf1a1a
#BF1A1A · #FF6C0C · #FFE08F · #060771
Serene Terrace
#AF29B6 · #851262 · #D22662 · #B6201F

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#B9201E#B92221#BD1D1A#BE1A1A#BF1A1A#B6201F#B7241D#BB2525#C02A22#C51820#BD2C1E#C82721

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BE201E  ·  #BE2020 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BE201F?

#BE201F is Red, a red color (RGB 190, 32, 31). Its closest standard named color is FireBrick.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BE201F?

#BE201F is RGB 190, 32, 31 — HSL 0°, 72%, 43% — CMYK 0%, 83%, 84%, 25%.

What colors go with #BE201F?

Its complement is #1FBDBD; analogous partners are #BD1F6E and #BD6E1F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BE201F for text?

White text on #BE201F has a contrast ratio of 6.15:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.42:1.