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#BE2C19 — Red

#BE2C19 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 #BE2C19 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.

#BE2C19 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 #19AABE; it also sits naturally between #BE1958 and #BE7E19. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BE2C19 · RGB 190, 44, 25

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Color values

HEX#BE2C19
RGB190, 44, 25
HSL7°, 77%, 42%
HSV7°, 87%, 75%
CMYK0%, 77%, 87%, 25%
XYZ22.31, 12.82, 2.22
Yxy12.82, 0.5974, 0.3432
CIE-Lab42.49, 56.33, 46.22
Hunter Lab35.80, 51.29, 20.19

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 17% · Blue 10%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 77% · Yellow 87% · Key 25%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BE2C19 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BE2C19 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BE2C19

.text { color: #BE2C19; }
.background { background-color: #BE2C19; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BE2C19; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 44, 25); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(7, 77%, 42%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BE2C19; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 44, 25, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BE2C19; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 44, 25, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BE2C19">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BE2C19">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BE2C19

#AC2816#992414#8C2012#7A1C10#68180D#56140B#441009#360D07#240805#120402

Tints of #BE2C19

#D4311C#E3402B#E65541#EA6D5D#ED8173#F0968A#F3AEA5#F6C2BB#FADBD6#FDEFED

Tones of #BE2C19

#B23524#A63E30#9A473C#8E5048#835954#77625F

Color harmonies

Complementary — #19AABE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text5.89:1 AA
Against black text3.56:1 AA large only

Best text color on #BE2C19: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BE2C19

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 #BE2C19: ·

How #BE2C19 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #7F7D1EDeuteranopia · #87921FTritanopia · #B72122

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 #BE2C19 rather than the exact color:

Gentle Orchard
#F3BFBA · #EB7B70 · #BD2C1E · #53140E
Golden Ruby Cinder
#E31764 · #BD331F · #BF841E · #A0B713
Crystal Ruby Opal
#C02A22 · #46DE4E · #2C24C7 · #EFCEC8
Mellow Ember
#4315C6 · #9B22AB · #E4529B · #B52F1C
Serene Petal
#B7241D · #E55D64 · #20C3CA · #A1D8E9
Mellow Voyage
#EF62AC · #C33222 · #ECC35C · #ADE245

Similar colors

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

#BD2C1E#BD331F#C02A22#B52F1C#B7241D#C33222#CA2E1B#C43715#C82721#B92221#B9201E#BB2525

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BE2C18  ·  #BE2C1A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BE2C19?

#BE2C19 is Red, a red color (RGB 190, 44, 25). Its closest standard named color is FireBrick.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BE2C19?

#BE2C19 is RGB 190, 44, 25 — HSL 7°, 77%, 42% — CMYK 0%, 77%, 87%, 25%.

What colors go with #BE2C19?

Its complement is #19AABE; analogous partners are #BE1958 and #BE7E19. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BE2C19 for text?

White text on #BE2C19 has a contrast ratio of 5.89:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.56:1.