Color swatch image showing #BE0039 with RGB(190,0,57) values

#BE0039 Color Meaning and Information

Everything you need to know about #BE0039 including values, color harmonies, shades, meanings, and applications in design, branding, and everyday visuals.

#BE0039 Color Information

#BE0039 RGB value is (190, 0, 57). The hex color red value is 190, green is 0, and blue is 57. Its HSL format shows a hue of 342°, saturation of 100 percent, and lightness of 37 percent. The CMYK process values are 0 percent, 100 percent, 70 percent, 25 percent.

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#BE0039 Color Meaning

Color #BE0039 radiates heroic intensity, unfiltered passion, and symbolic sacrifice. Color #BE0039 is a vivid, slightly orange-leaning red that evokes poppies on battlefields, emergency flares, and revolutionary banners. Unlike academic crimson, #BE0039 carries urgency; unlike fire-engine red, #BE0039 feels historically weighted. In memorial and activist design, #BE0039 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 #BE0039 excels as a focal accent in digital and print media. #BE0039 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 #BE0039 replaces standard red in commemorative contexts. Culturally, color #BE0039 reflects sacrifice that speaks. #BE0039 appears in war memorials, social justice movements, and cultural remembrance as a symbol of action that endures. Spiritually, #BE0039 aligns with the root chakra’s protective mode: love that defends. Designers use color #BE0039 when silence equals erasure. Its intensity is a vow.

Color Conversion

Convert #BE0039 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
#BE0039
RGB
rgb(190, 0, 57)
HSL
hsl(342°, 100%, 37%)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 100%, 70%, 25%)
HSV
hsv(342°, 100%, 75%)
XYZ
21.9737 11.2426 4.8828
Yxy
11.2426 0.5768 0.2951
Hunter Lab
33.5300 3.5188 0.7273
CIE-Lab
39.9860 65.5537 25.4719

RGB Values & CMYK Values

RGB Values

Red190 / 255 (75%)
75%
Green0 / 255 (0%)
Blue57 / 255 (22%)
22%

CMYK Values

Cyan0 / 100 (0%)
Magenta100 / 100 (100%)
100%
Yellow70 / 100 (70%)
70%
Key (Black)25 / 100 (25%)
25%

Color Variations

#BE0039 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

#BE0039 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 #BE0039 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+)

6.46:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

Normal Text

6.46:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

UI Components

6.46:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

Color Blindness Simulator

See how #BE0039 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

#BE0039

protanopia

#6c6a2b

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

CSS Examples

Background Color

background-color: #BE0039;

Text Color

color: #BE0039;

Sample Text

Border Color

border: 2px solid #BE0039;

Box Shadow

box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #BE003940;

Text Shadow

text-shadow: 2px 2px 4px #BE0039;

Sample Text

Gradient

background: linear-gradient(135deg, #BE0039 0%, #730022 100%);

#BE0039 Color FAQs

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