#BE242CDeep Red

#BE242C is a deep red in the Red family. In practice it looks like a warm, balanced medium red, and it is also commonly known as Red, Vermilion. Below are all of its color space values, an 11-step scale, harmony palettes and accessibility data.

#BE242C
CSS Namefirebrick (closest)

Tints and shades (50–950)

50#fff2f1
100#fde3e0
200#ffcac5
300#ffa49d
400#f8736d
500#eb4a4a
600#d4363a
700#b6222a
800#991921
900#84121a
950#51080c

Accessibility

Contrast on white
6.04:1
Contrast on black
3.48:1
  • AA (4.5:1) on whitePass
  • AA Large (3:1) on whitePass
  • AAA (7:1) on whiteFail
  • AAA Large (4.5:1) on whitePass
  • UI components (3:1) on whitePass

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Complementary palette

Analogous palette

Triadic palette

Copy-ready CSS

brand-scale.css
:root {
  --brand-50: oklch(0.971 0.014 24.6); /* #fff2f1 */
  --brand-100: oklch(0.936 0.03 24.6); /* #fde3e0 */
  --brand-200: oklch(0.885 0.061 24.6); /* #ffcac5 */
  --brand-300: oklch(0.808 0.109 24.6); /* #ffa49d */
  --brand-400: oklch(0.712 0.164 24.6); /* #f8736d */
  --brand-500: oklch(0.637 0.198 24.6); /* #eb4a4a */
  --brand-600: oklch(0.577 0.194 24.6); /* #d4363a */
  --brand-700: oklch(0.505 0.182 24.6); /* #b6222a */
  --brand-800: oklch(0.444 0.162 24.6); /* #991921 */
  --brand-900: oklch(0.396 0.147 24.6); /* #84121a */
  --brand-950: oklch(0.281 0.103 24.6); /* #51080c */
}

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