Color swatch image showing #BE0029 with RGB(190,0,41) values

#BE0029 Color Meaning and Information

Everything you need to know about #BE0029 including values, color harmonies, shades, meanings, and applications in design, branding, and everyday visuals.

#BE0029 Color Information

#BE0029 RGB value is (190, 0, 41). The hex color red value is 190, green is 0, and blue is 41. Its HSL format shows a hue of 347°, saturation of 100 percent, and lightness of 37 percent. The CMYK process values are 0 percent, 100 percent, 78 percent, 25 percent.

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#BE0029 Color Meaning

Color #BE0029 radiates heroic intensity, unfiltered passion, and symbolic sacrifice. Color #BE0029 is a vivid, slightly orange-leaning red that evokes poppies on battlefields, emergency flares, and revolutionary banners. Unlike academic crimson, #BE0029 carries urgency; unlike fire-engine red, #BE0029 feels historically weighted. In memorial and activist design, #BE0029 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 #BE0029 excels as a focal accent in digital and print media. #BE0029 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 #BE0029 replaces standard red in commemorative contexts. Culturally, color #BE0029 reflects sacrifice that speaks. #BE0029 appears in war memorials, social justice movements, and cultural remembrance as a symbol of action that endures. Spiritually, #BE0029 aligns with the root chakra’s protective mode: love that defends. Designers use color #BE0029 when silence equals erasure. Its intensity is a vow.

Color Conversion

Convert #BE0029 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
#BE0029
RGB
rgb(190, 0, 41)
HSL
hsl(347°, 100%, 37%)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 100%, 78%, 25%)
HSV
hsv(347°, 100%, 75%)
XYZ
21.6354 11.1072 3.1014
Yxy
11.1072 0.6036 0.3099
Hunter Lab
33.3275 3.4326 0.8834
CIE-Lab
39.7605 64.9429 35.0591

RGB Values & CMYK Values

RGB Values

Red190 / 255 (75%)
75%
Green0 / 255 (0%)
Blue41 / 255 (16%)
16%

CMYK Values

Cyan0 / 100 (0%)
Magenta100 / 100 (100%)
100%
Yellow78 / 100 (78%)
78%
Key (Black)25 / 100 (25%)
25%

Color Variations

#BE0029 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

#BE0029 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 #BE0029 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+)

6.52:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

Normal Text

6.52:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

UI Components

6.52:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

Color Blindness Simulator

See how #BE0029 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

#BE0029

protanopia

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

CSS Examples

Background Color

background-color: #BE0029;

Text Color

color: #BE0029;

Sample Text

Border Color

border: 2px solid #BE0029;

Box Shadow

box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #BE002940;

Text Shadow

text-shadow: 2px 2px 4px #BE0029;

Sample Text

Gradient

background: linear-gradient(135deg, #BE0029 0%, #730019 100%);

#BE0029 Color FAQs

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