Information about #BE4941 color

#BE4941 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #BE4941 belongs to the Red Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(190, 73, 65) (74.5% red, 28.6% green, 25.5% blue), or CMYK 0 / 46 / 49 / 25 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A confidently colored earthy red, #BE4941 feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Cherry Red (#C24641). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Flair (#B94B42) and Oh Behave (#BE523F).

The recipe behind #BE4941 is rgb(190, 73, 65), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #BE4941: 5.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.2:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BE4941 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BE4941 color variations

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

#BE4941 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 #BE4941

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

Cherry Red color link
Cherry Red

#C24641

Flair color link
Flair

#B94B42

Oh Behave color link
Oh Behave

#BE523F

Reddish color link
Reddish

#C44240

Bring It On color link
Bring It On

#C3423B

Dull Red color link
Dull Red

#BB3F3F

Balloon color link
Balloon

#C14D36

Sunset color link
Sunset

#C0514A

Catalyst color link
Catalyst

#C85241

Sanguine color link
Sanguine

#BC3F4A

Dusty Red color link
Dusty Red

#B9484E

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BE4941
  • RGB190, 73, 65
  • CMYK0, 46, 49, 25
  • CSSrgb(190, 73, 65)
  • HSL4°, 49%, 50%
  • HSL Precise3.84°, 49.02%, 50%
  • HSV4°, 66%, 75%
  • HSB4°, 66%, 75%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.745
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.255
  • GLSLvec3(0.745, 0.286, 0.255)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.745, 0.286, 0.255, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.745, 0.286, 0.255)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB74.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB28.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.5%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBE4941
  • DECIMAL ID12470593
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers22 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01