Palettes / Colors / #BE4650

#BE4650 — Muted Red

#BE4650 is a red color we call Muted Red, closest to the named color IndianRed (#CD5C5C). It belongs to the red family.

#BE4650 is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #46BEB4; it also sits naturally between #BE468C and #BE7846. 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 27% · Blue 31%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 63% · Yellow 58% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BE4650

.text { color: #BE4650; }
.background { background-color: #BE4650; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BE4650; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 70, 80); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(355, 48%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BE4650; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 70, 80, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BE4650; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 70, 80, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BE4650">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BE4650">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BE4650

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #46BEB4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BE4650: #FFFFFF.

How #BE4650 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 #BE4650 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

← #BE464F  ·  #BE4651 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BE4650?

#BE4650 is Muted Red, a red color (RGB 190, 70, 80). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BE4650?

#BE4650 is RGB 190, 70, 80 — HSL 355°, 48%, 51% — CMYK 0%, 63%, 58%, 25%.

What colors go with #BE4650?

Its complement is #46BEB4; analogous partners are #BE468C and #BE7846. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BE4650 for text?

White text on #BE4650 has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.18:1.