HEX atlas value

#BE0A04

#BE0A04 is a warm red HEX color close to Traffic Red. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 190, 10, 4, HSL 2, 96%, 38%, has luminance 0.1117, and belongs to the vibrant group.

#BE0A04 Sample readable text
HEX #BE0A04
RGB rgb(190, 10, 4)
HSL hsl(2 96% 38%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 95, 98, 25)
Luminance 0.1117
Contrast Black 3.23:1White 6.49:1

CSS

--color-be0a04: #BE0A04;
.background-be0a04 { background-color: #BE0A04; }
.text-be0a04 { color: #BE0A04; }

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

Structured HEX color data for conversion, WCAG checks, CSS generation, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.1117
Black text3.23:1AA Fail
White text6.49:1AA 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
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
{"hex":"#BE0A04","rgb":[190,10,4],"hsl":[2,96,38],"cmyk":[0,95,98,25],"luminance":0.1117,"contrast":{"black":3.23,"white":6.49}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":[]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":3.23,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":6.49,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]
Accessible alternatives
[{"name":"#640502","hex":"#640502","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.56,"contrastWhite":13.43,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#04B8BE","hex":"#04B8BE","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.6,"contrastWhite":2.44,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Cranberry","hex":"#9F000F","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.48,"contrastWhite":8.46,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Anodized Red","hex":"#B00020","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.87,"contrastWhite":7.33,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"#A91E19","hex":"#A91E19","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.89,"contrastWhite":7.28,"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/be0a04.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":"#04B8BE","analogous":["#BE045B","#BE6704"],"triadic":["#04BE0A","#0A04BE"],"tetradic":["#5BBE04","#04B8BE","#6704BE"],"splitComplementary":["#04BE67","#045BBE"],"monochromatic":["#FB2A23","#BE0A04","#640502"]}
Variants
{"light":"#FB2A23","dark":"#640502","saturated":"#C20600","desaturated":"#A91E19","pastel":"#ED5954","neon":"#EB0800"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"traffic-red","name":"Traffic Red","hex":"#CC0605","distance":14.594519519326424},{"slug":"venetian-red","name":"Venetian Red","hex":"#C80815","distance":19.82422760159901},{"slug":"anodized-red","name":"Anodized Red","hex":"#B00020","distance":32.863353450309965},{"slug":"cranberry","name":"Cranberry","hex":"#9F000F","distance":34.38022687534217},{"slug":"tool-red","name":"Tool Red","hex":"#B11226","distance":37.26929030716845}]

HEX meaning and use

About #BE0A04

#BE0A04 is classified as a warm red value with vibrant visual character. #BE0A04 is visually closest to Traffic Red, a named red color with HEX #CC0605.

The RGB channels are 190, 10, and 4, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 2deg 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 0.1117, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 14.59, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text3.23:1AA Fail
White text6.49:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #BE0A04 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000003.23:1 · Fail
White text#FFFFFF6.49:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#640502#FFFFFF text · best 13.43:1#640502
#04B8BE#000000 text · best 8.6:1#04B8BE
Cranberry#FFFFFF text · best 8.46:1#9F000F
Anodized Red#FFFFFF text · best 7.33:1#B00020
#A91E19#FFFFFF text · best 7.28:1#A91E19

Generated Palette

#BE0A04#BE0A04
#04B8BE#04B8BE
#BE045B#BE045B
#BE6704#BE6704
#FB2A23#FB2A23
#640502#640502

Color Harmonies

#04B8BE#04B8BE
#BE045B#BE045B
#BE6704#BE6704
#04BE0A#04BE0A
#0A04BE#0A04BE

Variants

#FB2A23#FB2A23
#640502#640502
#C20600#C20600
#A91E19#A91E19
#ED5954#ED5954
#EB0800#EB0800

Nearest Named Colors