HEX atlas value

#BE2004

#BE2004 is a warm red HEX color close to Pompeian Red. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 190, 32, 4, HSL 9, 96%, 38%, has luminance 0.1199, and belongs to the vibrant group.

red warm vibrant

#BE2004 Sample readable text

HEX #BE2004

RGB rgb(190, 32, 4)

HSL hsl(9 96% 38%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 83, 98, 25)

Luminance 0.1199

Contrast Black 3.4:1White 6.18:1

CSS

--color-be2004: #BE2004;
.background-be2004 { background-color: #BE2004; }
.text-be2004 { color: #BE2004; }

Luminance0.1199

Black text3.4:1AA Fail

White text6.18:1AA 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":"#BE2004","rgb":[190,32,4],"hsl":[9,96,38],"cmyk":[0,83,98,25],"luminance":0.1199,"contrast":{"black":3.4,"white":6.18}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":3.4,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":6.18,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#641102","hex":"#641102","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.62,"contrastWhite":12.95,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Pompeian Red","hex":"#A42A04","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.91,"contrastWhite":7.21,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"#04A2BE","hex":"#04A2BE","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.92,"contrastWhite":3.04,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#A92F19","hex":"#A92F19","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.11,"contrastWhite":6.76,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"Firebrick","hex":"#B22222","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.14,"contrastWhite":6.68,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","vibrant","vibrant red","Pompeian 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/be2004.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pompeian-red.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/traffic-red.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/venetian-red.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#04A2BE","analogous":["#BE0445","#BE7D04"],"triadic":["#04BE20","#2004BE"],"tetradic":["#45BE04","#04A2BE","#7D04BE"],"splitComplementary":["#04BE7D","#0445BE"],"monochromatic":["#FB4323","#BE2004","#641102"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FB4323","dark":"#641102","saturated":"#C21D00","desaturated":"#A92F19","pastel":"#ED6B54","neon":"#EB2300"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pompeian-red","name":"Pompeian Red","hex":"#A42A04","distance":27.85677655436824},{"slug":"traffic-red","name":"Traffic Red","hex":"#CC0605","distance":29.546573405388315},{"slug":"venetian-red","name":"Venetian Red","hex":"#C80815","distance":31.064449134018133},{"slug":"mahogany","name":"Mahogany","hex":"#C04000","distance":32.31098884280702},{"slug":"firebrick","name":"Firebrick","hex":"#B22222","distance":32.37282811247729}]

HEX meaning and use

About #BE2004

#BE2004 is classified as a warm red value with vibrant visual character. #BE2004 is visually closest to Pompeian Red, a named red color with HEX #A42A04.

The RGB channels are 190, 32, and 4, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 9deg 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 0.1199, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 27.86, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text3.4:1AA Fail

White text6.18:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #BE2004 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000003.4:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF6.18:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#641102#FFFFFF text · best 12.95:1#641102

Pompeian Red#FFFFFF text · best 7.21:1#A42A04

#04A2BE#000000 text · best 6.92:1#04A2BE

#A92F19#FFFFFF text · best 6.76:1#A92F19

Firebrick#FFFFFF text · best 6.68:1#B22222

Generated Palette

#BE2004#BE2004

#04A2BE#04A2BE

#BE0445#BE0445

#BE7D04#BE7D04

#FB4323#FB4323

#641102#641102

Color Harmonies

#04A2BE#04A2BE

#BE0445#BE0445

#BE7D04#BE7D04

#04BE20#04BE20

#2004BE#2004BE

Variants

#FB4323#FB4323

#641102#641102

#C21D00#C21D00

#A92F19#A92F19

#ED6B54#ED6B54

#EB2300#EB2300

Nearest Named Colors

Pompeian Red#A42A04

Traffic Red#CC0605

Venetian Red#C80815

Mahogany#C04000

Firebrick#B22222

#BE2004

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #BE2004

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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