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#BE331C closest to Once Bitten

#BE331C is a medium, vivid red; the closest named color is Once Bitten. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 20.0% green and 11.0% blue (rgb(190, 51, 28)). Its HSL value is 9° hue, 74% saturation and 43% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 73% magenta, 85% yellow and 25% black. #BE331C is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.71:1.

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Variations of #BE331C

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#BE331C color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#BE331C for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BE331C appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 66% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #807213
  • Protanopia 62% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #5E5317
  • Protanomaly 75% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #825015
  • Deuteranopia 66% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #807213
  • Deuteranomaly 77% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #956114
  • Tritanopia 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #D2002F
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C62226
  • Achromatopsia 64% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #666666
  • Achromatomaly 74% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #845D5A

#BE331C contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.71:1 Good#BE331C text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.68:1 Poor#BE331C text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#BE331C in CSS

/* Once Bitten */
.color { color: #BE331C; }
.background { background-color: #BE331C; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BE331C; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(190 51 28);
color: hsl(9 74% 43%);
color: oklch(0.532 0.179 32.0);

#BE331C FAQ

What color is #BE331C?

#BE331C is a medium, vivid red. Its closest named color is Once Bitten. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #BE331C?

#BE331C is rgb(190, 51, 28) in RGB, hsl(9, 74%, 43%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 73%, 85%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BE331C?

The complementary color of #BE331C is #1CA7BE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BE331C?

White text has the best contrast on #BE331C: 5.71:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BE331C a warm or cool color?

#BE331C is a warm color.