#BE123C color
The swatch above shows #BE123C with its hex code written on it in white and in black, so you can see which of the two is legible before reading the measured ratios below.
#BE123C is a medium, vivid red, closest to the CSS named color firebrick (#B22222).
It is also a Tailwind CSS default: rose-700. That means you can write bg-rose-700 or text-rose-700 directly, with no arbitrary-value brackets and no entry in your theme config.
Color values
| HEX | #BE123C |
| RGB | rgb(190, 18, 60) |
| HSL | hsl(345, 83%, 41%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 91%, 68%, 25%) |
| Decimal | 12456508 |
| CSS | color: #BE123C; |
| Android | 0xFFBE123C |
| Swift | UIColor(red: 0.745, green: 0.071, blue: 0.235, alpha: 1) |
Accessibility and contrast
| White text on #BE123C | 6.29:1 — AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail |
| Black text on #BE123C | 3.34:1 — AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail |
| Recommended text color | white |
WCAG 2.1 asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text (18 pt, or 14 pt bold).
Tints and shades of #BE123C
Each swatch keeps the hue and saturation of #BE123C and varies only lightness — the quickest way to build a usable scale from a single brand color.
Colors that go with #BE123C
Harmonies generated by rotating the hue on the color wheel while holding saturation and lightness constant.
Using #BE123C in code
/* CSS */
.element { color: #BE123C; background-color: #BE123C; }
.element { color: rgb(190 18 60); }
.element { color: hsl(345 83% 41%); }
/* Tailwind */
<div class="bg-rose-700 text-white">
/* SCSS variable */
$brand: #BE123C;Frequently asked questions
What color is #BE123C?
#BE123C is a medium, vivid red. Its hue sits at 345° on the color wheel, with 83% saturation and 41% lightness.
What is #BE123C in RGB?
#BE123C converts to rgb(190, 18, 60) — 190 red, 18 green and 60 blue.
What is #BE123C in CMYK?
Approximately cmyk(0%, 91%, 68%, 25%). Print output depends on the ICC profile of the press and paper, so treat this as a starting point rather than an exact match.
Should text on #BE123C be white or black?
White gives the better contrast ratio (6.29:1 versus 3.34:1).
What is the complementary color of #BE123C?
#12BF94 — the hue directly opposite #BE123C on the color wheel.