Color swatch image showing #BE0030 with RGB(190,0,48) values

#BE0030 Color Meaning and Information

Everything you need to know about #BE0030 including values, color harmonies, shades, meanings, and applications in design, branding, and everyday visuals.

#BE0030 Color Information

#BE0030 RGB value is (190, 0, 48). The hex color red value is 190, green is 0, and blue is 48. Its HSL format shows a hue of 345°, saturation of 100 percent, and lightness of 37 percent. The CMYK process values are 0 percent, 100 percent, 75 percent, 25 percent.

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#BE0030 Color Meaning

Color #BE0030 radiates heroic intensity, unfiltered passion, and symbolic sacrifice. Color #BE0030 is a vivid, slightly orange-leaning red that evokes poppies on battlefields, emergency flares, and revolutionary banners. Unlike academic crimson, #BE0030 carries urgency; unlike fire-engine red, #BE0030 feels historically weighted. In memorial and activist design, #BE0030 hue signals courage that costs—common in veteran tributes, protest art, and humanitarian campaigns. Color psychology links such pure, high-chroma reds to increased perceived bravery and moral clarity. Functionally, color #BE0030 excels as a focal accent in digital and print media. #BE0030 offers strong contrast against deep blues and charcoals, and meets accessibility standards for headlines. Print reproduction benefits from spot color for true fidelity, though CMYK performs well on bright stocks. A/B tests show higher emotional engagement when color #BE0030 replaces standard red in commemorative contexts. Culturally, color #BE0030 reflects sacrifice that speaks. #BE0030 appears in war memorials, social justice movements, and cultural remembrance as a symbol of action that endures. Spiritually, #BE0030 aligns with the root chakra’s protective mode: love that defends. Designers use color #BE0030 when silence equals erasure. Its intensity is a vow.

Color Conversion

Convert #BE0030 across different color models and formats. These conversions help designers work seamlessly between digital and print media, ensuring this color maintains its intended appearance across RGB screens, CMYK printers, and HSL color manipulations.

HEX
#BE0030
RGB
rgb(190, 0, 48)
HSL
hsl(345°, 100%, 37%)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 100%, 75%, 25%)
HSV
hsv(345°, 100%, 75%)
XYZ
21.7687 11.1605 3.8032
Yxy
11.1605 0.5926 0.3038
Hunter Lab
33.4073 3.4665 0.8221
CIE-Lab
39.8496 65.1845 30.9153

RGB Values & CMYK Values

RGB Values

Red190 / 255 (75%)
75%
Green0 / 255 (0%)
Blue48 / 255 (19%)
19%

CMYK Values

Cyan0 / 100 (0%)
Magenta100 / 100 (100%)
100%
Yellow75 / 100 (75%)
75%
Key (Black)25 / 100 (25%)
25%

Color Variations

#BE0030 harmonies come to life through carefully balanced shades, tints, and tones, giving this color depth and flexibility across light and dark variations. Shades add richness, tints bring an airy softness, and tones soften intensity, making it easy to pair in clean, modern palettes.

Color Harmonies

#BE0030 harmonies create beautiful relationships with other colors based on their position on the color wheel. Each harmony type offers unique design possibilities, enabling cohesive and visually appealing color schemes.

Analogous

Colors adjacent on the color wheel (30° apart)

Complementary

Colors opposite on the color wheel (180° apart)

Split Complementary

Three colors using one base hue and the two hues beside its opposite

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced (120° apart)

Tetradic

Four colors forming a rectangle on the wheel

Square

Four colors evenly spaced (90° apart)

Double Split

Four colors formed from two base hues and the colors next to their opposites

Monochromatic

Variations of a single hue

Contrast Checker

(WCAG 2.1) Test #BE0030 for accessibility compliance against white and black backgrounds. Proper contrast ensures this color remains readable and usable for all audiences, meeting WCAG 2.1 standards for both normal and large text applications.

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Sample Text

This is how your text will look with these colors.

Large Text (18pt+)

6.50:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

Normal Text

6.50:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

UI Components

6.50:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

Color Blindness Simulator

See how #BE0030 appears to people with different types of color vision deficiencies. These simulations help create more inclusive designs that consider how this color is perceived across various visual abilities.

Normal Vision

#BE0030

protanopia

#6c6a24

Note: These simulations are approximations. Actual color vision deficiency varies by individual.

CSS Examples

Background Color

background-color: #BE0030;

Text Color

color: #BE0030;

Sample Text

Border Color

border: 2px solid #BE0030;

Box Shadow

box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #BE003040;

Text Shadow

text-shadow: 2px 2px 4px #BE0030;

Sample Text

Gradient

background: linear-gradient(135deg, #BE0030 0%, #73001d 100%);

#BE0030 Color FAQs

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