#be282e Color Information

#be282e Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #be282e. In RGB, it consists of 74.5% Red, 15.7% Green, and 18.0% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 78.9% Magenta, 75.8% Yellow, and 25.5% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 357.6°, with saturation of 65.2% and lightness of 45.1%. The decimal value for #be282e is 12462126, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cc3333. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #be282e is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is red.
  • HexHex code for this color#be282e Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color190, 40, 46 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color74.5%, 15.7%, 18.0% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.255, 0.843, 0.820 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.789, 0.758, 0.255 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color357.6°, 65.2%, 45.1% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color357.6°, 78.9%, 74.5% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color22.487, 12.662, 3.844 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color190, 40, 46 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code12462126 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color42.249, 58.169, 34.822 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)42.249, 67.795, 30.906 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color42.249, 111.941, 22.257 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color35.584, 50.531, 18.504 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.577, 0.325, 12.662 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4290652206 / 0xffbe282e Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cc3333 Copy
Last Updated: April 26, 2024

Shades of #be282e

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #be282e, its pure hue is 357.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 65.2%, and its lightness is 45.1%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #be282e, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #180506 to #a62328.

Tints of #be282e

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #be282e, its pure hue is 357.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 65.2%, and its lightness is 45.1%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #be282e, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #c64348 to #f7e4e5.

Tones of #be282e

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #be282e, its pure hue is 357.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 65.2%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #be282e, which range from #737373 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #e60009 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #be282e

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #be282e! For #be282e, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #be282e. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #be282e

This color, #be282e, consists of 74.5% Red, 15.7% Green, and 18.0% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 190, Green = 40, Blue = 46. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #be282e is 0% Cyan, 78.9% Magenta, 75.8% Yellow, and 25.5% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R74.5%
C0.0%
G15.7%
M78.9%
B18.0%
Y75.8%
K25.5%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 190 40 46
Octal 276 50 56
Hexa #be #28 #2e
Binary 10111110 00101000 00101110
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 78 75 25
Octal 0 116 113 31
Hexa #00 #4e #4b #19
Binary 00000000 01001110 01001011 00011001

Analogous Colors of #be282e

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #be282e — which has hue 357.6° — its analogous colors are located at 27.6° and 357.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #be282e.

Triadic Colors of #be282e

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #be282e — which has hue 357.6° — its triadic colors are located at 117.6° and 357.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #be282e.

Complementary Color of #be282e

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #be282e — which has hue 357.6° — its complementary color is located at 177.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #be282e.

Split Complementary Colors of #be282e

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #be282e — which has hue 357.6° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 147.6° and 357.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #be282e.

Tetradic Colors of #be282e

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #be282e — which has hue 357.6° — its tetradic colors are located at 267.6°, 357.6°, 87.6°, and 177.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #be282e.

Monochromatic Colors of #be282e

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #be282e, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #551e20 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #f1686e (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #be282e

We want to make getting started with #be282e on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #be282e into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #be282e can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #be282e with other HTML elements.

#be282e Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #be282e.
<span style="color: #be282e;">The color of this text is #be282e.</span>

#be282e Background Color

The background color for this text is #be282e.
<div style="background-color: #be282e; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #be282e.</div>

#be282e Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #be282e.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #be282e;">This color for the shadow of this text is #be282e.</span>

#be282e Border Color

This is a div with border color #be282e.
<div style="border: #be282e 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #be282e.</div>

#be282e Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #be282e on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #be282e; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #be282e on a white background.</div></div>

#be282e Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #be282e on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #be282e; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #be282e on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #be282e to White

This is a gradient from #be282e to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#be282e,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#be282e,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#be282e,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#be282e,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #be282e to white.</div>

Gradient from #be282e to Black

This is a gradient from #be282e to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#be282e,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#be282e,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#be282e,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#be282e,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #be282e to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #be282e

In addition to using #be282e on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #be282e in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #be282e, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 190, Green = 40, Blue = 46). If you need details about the color coordinates of #be282e in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #be282e
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(190, 40, 46)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #be282e; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #be282e; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #be282e; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(190, 40, 46);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#be282e")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:190, green:40, blue:46, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:190 green:40 blue:46 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(190f, 40f, 46f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(190, 40, 46);
 

#be282e Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #be282e the same way. For those with color blindness, #be282e might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #be282e looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #be282e is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #be282e looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #be282e will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #be282e is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 5.9:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #be282e would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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