Palettes / Colors / #BE233D

#BE233D — Red

#BE233D is a red color we call Red, closest to the named color FireBrick (#B22222). It belongs to the red family.

#BE233D 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 #23BEA4; it also sits naturally between #BE238A and #BE5623. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 14% · Blue 24%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 82% · Yellow 68% · Key 25%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #BE233D

.text { color: #BE233D; }
.background { background-color: #BE233D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BE233D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 35, 61); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(350, 69%, 44%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BE233D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 35, 61, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BE233D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 35, 61, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BE233D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BE233D">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BE233D

Tints of #BE233D

Tones of #BE233D

Color harmonies

Complementary — #23BEA4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BE233D: #FFFFFF.

How #BE233D 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 #BE233D rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #BE233D?

#BE233D is Red, a red color (RGB 190, 35, 61). Its closest standard named color is FireBrick.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BE233D?

#BE233D is RGB 190, 35, 61 — HSL 350°, 69%, 44% — CMYK 0%, 82%, 68%, 25%.

What colors go with #BE233D?

Its complement is #23BEA4; analogous partners are #BE238A and #BE5623. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BE233D for text?

White text on #BE233D has a contrast ratio of 6.00:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.50:1.