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#BE3523 Color

#BE3523 is rgb(190, 53, 35) in RGB, hsl(7, 69%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 72%, 82%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is International Orange (Golden Gate Bridge) (#C0362C), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.19. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BE3523
HEX#BE3523
RGBrgb(190, 53, 35)
HSLhsl(7, 69%, 44%)
HSVhsv(7, 82%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 72%, 82%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(53.5% 0.177 30.9)
LABlab(44.39% 54.49 43.81)
LCHlch(44.39% 69.92 38.80)

What #BE3523 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #BE3523, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#BE3523 Channel Values

How #BE3523 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 190 · G 53 · B 358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 7° · S 69% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 7° · S 82% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 72% · Y 82% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.64:1 vs white · 3.72:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BE3523 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BE3523

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BE3523; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #BE3523

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BE3523.

How #BE3523 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#BE3523
Protanopia#606020
Protanomaly#8F5221
Deuteranopia#7A7A0B
Deuteranomaly#9A6517
Tritanopia#BE3333
Tritanomaly#BE342D
Achromatopsia#676767

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BE3523 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-be3523: #BE3523;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BE3523;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-be3523': '#BE3523' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.745, green: 0.208, blue: 0.137)
Android XML<color name="color_be3523">#BE3523</color>
SVG fillfill="#BE3523"

More Red Colors

#BE3523 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BE3523 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BE3523?

#BE3523 is a mid-tone red — rgb(190, 53, 35) in RGB and hsl(7, 69%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is International Orange (Golden Gate Bridge) (#C0362C), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.19.

What is the RGB value of #BE3523?

#BE3523 is rgb(190, 53, 35) — red 190, green 53, and blue 35 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BE3523?

#BE3523 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 72%, 82%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BE3523 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #BE3523 scores 5.64:1 against white and 3.72:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BE3523 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BE3523 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is firebrick (#B22222) at a CIE76 distance of 6.83, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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