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Information about #BE422D color

#BE422D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #BE422D is classified in the Register under the Red Color Family, with High Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(190, 66, 45) — 74.5% red, 25.9% green, 17.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 49 / 57 / 25. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#BE422D presents itself as a vivid, lively red — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Chestnut Red (#C34A2C). Slightly further away sit Blaze (#BE4123) and Scarlet Rose (#C73D2A).

In RGB terms — rgb(190, 66, 45) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 5.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 4.0:1. #BE422D has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#BE422D color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#BE422D color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #BE422D

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BE422D
  • RGB190, 66, 45
  • CMYK0, 49, 57, 25
  • CSSrgb(190, 66, 45)
  • HSL9°, 62%, 46%
  • HSL Precise8.69°, 61.702%, 46.078%
  • HSV9°, 76%, 75%
  • HSB9°, 76%, 75%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.745
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.176
  • GLSLvec3(0.745, 0.259, 0.176)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.745, 0.259, 0.176, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.745, 0.259, 0.176)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB74.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB25.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB17.6%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBE422D
  • DECIMAL ID12468781
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01