#BE0042 Color Information
#BE0042 RGB value is (190, 0, 66). The hex color red value is 190, green is 0, and blue is 66. Its HSL format shows a hue of 339°, saturation of 100 percent, and lightness of 37 percent. The CMYK process values are 0 percent, 100 percent, 65 percent, 25 percent.
#BE0042 Color Meaning
Color #BE0042 radiates heroic intensity, unfiltered passion, and symbolic sacrifice. Color #BE0042 is a vivid, slightly orange-leaning red that evokes poppies on battlefields, emergency flares, and revolutionary banners. Unlike academic crimson, #BE0042 carries urgency; unlike fire-engine red, #BE0042 feels historically weighted. In memorial and activist design, #BE0042 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 #BE0042 excels as a focal accent in digital and print media. #BE0042 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 #BE0042 replaces standard red in commemorative contexts. Culturally, color #BE0042 reflects sacrifice that speaks. #BE0042 appears in war memorials, social justice movements, and cultural remembrance as a symbol of action that endures. Spiritually, #BE0042 aligns with the root chakra’s protective mode: love that defends. Designers use color #BE0042 when silence equals erasure. Its intensity is a vow.
Color Conversion
Convert #BE0042 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.
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Color Variations
#BE0042 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
#BE0042 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 #BE0042 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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UI Components
Color Blindness Simulator
See how #BE0042 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.
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protanopia
Note: These simulations are approximations. Actual color vision deficiency varies by individual.
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#BE0042 Color FAQs
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