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#BE331E — Red

#BE331E 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 #BE331E 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.

#BE331E 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 #1EA8BE; it also sits naturally between #BE1E58 and #BE831E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BE331E · RGB 190, 51, 30

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Color values

HEX#BE331E
RGB190, 51, 30
HSL8°, 73%, 43%
HSV8°, 84%, 75%
CMYK0%, 73%, 84%, 25%
XYZ22.65, 13.41, 2.62
Yxy13.41, 0.5856, 0.3466
CIE-Lab43.37, 54.09, 44.61
Hunter Lab36.62, 49.07, 20.14

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 20% · Blue 12%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 73% · Yellow 84% · Key 25%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BE331E on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BE331E on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BE331E

.text { color: #BE331E; }
.background { background-color: #BE331E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BE331E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 51, 30); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(8, 73%, 43%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BE331E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 51, 30, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BE331E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 51, 30, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BE331E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BE331E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BE331E

#AC2E1B#9A2918#892515#772013#6A1C11#58180E#47130B#350E08#230906#120503

Tints of #BE331E

#D43921#DF4B34#E35E4A#E67260#EA8A7B#EE9D91#F1B1A7#F5C4BD#F9DCD7#FCEFED

Tones of #BE331E

#B33B29#A74435#9C4C40#90554C#855D57#796663

Color harmonies

Complementary — #1EA8BE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text5.70:1 AA
Against black text3.68:1 AA large only

Best text color on #BE331E: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BE331E

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 #BE331E: ·

How #BE331E looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #828123Deuteranopia · #8A9424Tritanopia · #B72728

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 #BE331E rather than the exact color:

Golden Ruby Cinder
#E31764 · #BD331F · #BF841E · #A0B713
Mellow Voyage
#EF62AC · #C33222 · #ECC35C · #ADE245
Gentle Orchard
#F3BFBA · #EB7B70 · #BD2C1E · #53140E
Mellow Ember
#4315C6 · #9B22AB · #E4529B · #B52F1C
Crystal Ruby Opal
#C02A22 · #46DE4E · #2C24C7 · #EFCEC8
Royal Opal
#5914D6 · #89158D · #7B0E3C · #C43715

Similar colors

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

#BD331F#C33222#BD2C1E#B52F1C#C02A22#C43715#CA2E1B#B22E26#C82721#CB2A20#BB2525#B63410

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BE331D  ·  #BE331F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BE331E?

#BE331E is Red, a red color (RGB 190, 51, 30). Its closest standard named color is FireBrick.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BE331E?

#BE331E is RGB 190, 51, 30 — HSL 8°, 73%, 43% — CMYK 0%, 73%, 84%, 25%.

What colors go with #BE331E?

Its complement is #1EA8BE; analogous partners are #BE1E58 and #BE831E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BE331E for text?

White text on #BE331E has a contrast ratio of 5.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.68:1.