HEX atlas value

#BE0404

#BE0404 is a warm red HEX color close to Traffic Red. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 190, 4, 4, HSL 0, 96%, 38%, has luminance 0.1104, and belongs to the vibrant group.

red warm vibrant

#BE0404 Sample readable text

HEX #BE0404

RGB rgb(190, 4, 4)

HSL hsl(0 96% 38%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 98, 98, 25)

Luminance 0.1104

Contrast Black 3.21:1White 6.55:1

CSS

--color-be0404: #BE0404;
.background-be0404 { background-color: #BE0404; }
.text-be0404 { color: #BE0404; }

Luminance0.1104

Black text3.21:1AA Fail

White text6.55:1AA Pass

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#BE0404","rgb":[190,4,4],"hsl":[0,96,38],"cmyk":[0,98,98,25],"luminance":0.1104,"contrast":{"black":3.21,"white":6.55}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":3.21,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":6.55,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#640202","hex":"#640202","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.55,"contrastWhite":13.53,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#04BEBE","hex":"#04BEBE","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.11,"contrastWhite":2.3,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Crimson Red","hex":"#990000","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.35,"contrastWhite":8.92,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Cranberry","hex":"#9F000F","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.48,"contrastWhite":8.46,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#A91919","hex":"#A91919","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.84,"contrastWhite":7.39,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","vibrant","vibrant red","Traffic Red adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/be0404.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/traffic-red.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/venetian-red.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/anodized-red.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#04BEBE","analogous":["#BE0461","#BE6104"],"triadic":["#04BE04","#0404BE"],"tetradic":["#61BE04","#04BEBE","#6104BE"],"splitComplementary":["#04BE61","#0461BE"],"monochromatic":["#FB2323","#BE0404","#640202"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FB2323","dark":"#640202","saturated":"#C20000","desaturated":"#A91919","pastel":"#ED5454","neon":"#EB0000"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"traffic-red","name":"Traffic Red","hex":"#CC0605","distance":14.177446878757825},{"slug":"venetian-red","name":"Venetian Red","hex":"#C80815","distance":20.12461179749811},{"slug":"anodized-red","name":"Anodized Red","hex":"#B00020","distance":31.559467676119},{"slug":"cranberry","name":"Cranberry","hex":"#9F000F","distance":33.13608305156178},{"slug":"crimson-red","name":"Crimson Red","hex":"#990000","distance":37.429934544425805}]

HEX meaning and use

About #BE0404

#BE0404 is classified as a warm red value with vibrant visual character. #BE0404 is visually closest to Traffic Red, a named red color with HEX #CC0605.

The RGB channels are 190, 4, and 4, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 0deg with 96% saturation and 38% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and high-energy accents. Its luminance is 0.1104, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 14.18, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text3.21:1AA Fail

White text6.55:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #BE0404 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000003.21:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF6.55:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#640202#FFFFFF text · best 13.53:1#640202

#04BEBE#000000 text · best 9.11:1#04BEBE

Crimson Red#FFFFFF text · best 8.92:1#990000

Cranberry#FFFFFF text · best 8.46:1#9F000F

#A91919#FFFFFF text · best 7.39:1#A91919

Generated Palette

#BE0404#BE0404

#04BEBE#04BEBE

#BE0461#BE0461

#BE6104#BE6104

#FB2323#FB2323

#640202#640202

Color Harmonies

#04BEBE#04BEBE

#BE0461#BE0461

#BE6104#BE6104

#04BE04#04BE04

#0404BE#0404BE

Variants

#FB2323#FB2323

#640202#640202

#C20000#C20000

#A91919#A91919

#ED5454#ED5454

#EB0000#EB0000

Nearest Named Colors

Traffic Red#CC0605

Venetian Red#C80815

Anodized Red#B00020

Cranberry#9F000F

Crimson Red#990000

#BE0404

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #BE0404

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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