HEX atlas value

#BE2904

#BE2904 is a warm red HEX color close to Mahogany. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 190, 41, 4, HSL 12, 96%, 38%, has luminance 0.1254, and belongs to the vibrant group.

red warm vibrant

#BE2904 Sample readable text

HEX #BE2904

RGB rgb(190, 41, 4)

HSL hsl(12 96% 38%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 78, 98, 25)

Luminance 0.1254

Contrast Black 3.51:1White 5.99:1

CSS

--color-be2904: #BE2904;
.background-be2904 { background-color: #BE2904; }
.text-be2904 { color: #BE2904; }

Luminance0.1254

Black text3.51:1AA Fail

White text5.99:1AA 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":"#BE2904","rgb":[190,41,4],"hsl":[12,96,38],"cmyk":[0,78,98,25],"luminance":0.1254,"contrast":{"black":3.51,"white":5.99}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":3.51,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":5.99,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#641602","hex":"#641602","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.66,"contrastWhite":12.67,"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":"Firebrick","hex":"#B22222","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.14,"contrastWhite":6.68,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#BE8604","hex":"#BE8604","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.6,"contrastWhite":3.18,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#A93619","hex":"#A93619","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.23,"contrastWhite":6.51,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","vibrant","vibrant red","Mahogany 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/be2904.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mahogany.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pompeian-red.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/rust.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#0499BE","analogous":["#BE043C","#BE8604"],"triadic":["#04BE29","#2904BE"],"tetradic":["#3CBE04","#0499BE","#8604BE"],"splitComplementary":["#04BE86","#043CBE"],"monochromatic":["#FB4E23","#BE2904","#641602"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FB4E23","dark":"#641602","saturated":"#C22700","desaturated":"#A93619","pastel":"#ED7354","neon":"#EB2F00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"mahogany","name":"Mahogany","hex":"#C04000","distance":23.430749027719962},{"slug":"pompeian-red","name":"Pompeian Red","hex":"#A42A04","distance":26.019223662515376},{"slug":"rust","name":"Rust","hex":"#B7410E","distance":26.92582403567252},{"slug":"firebrick","name":"Firebrick","hex":"#B22222","distance":33.06055050963308},{"slug":"traffic-red","name":"Traffic Red","hex":"#CC0605","distance":37.70941526992961}]

HEX meaning and use

About #BE2904

#BE2904 is classified as a warm red value with vibrant visual character. #BE2904 is visually closest to Mahogany, a named orange color with HEX #C04000.

The RGB channels are 190, 41, and 4, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 12deg 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 0.1254, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 23.43, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text3.51:1AA Fail

White text5.99:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #BE2904 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000003.51:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF5.99:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#641602#FFFFFF text · best 12.67:1#641602

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

Firebrick#FFFFFF text · best 6.68:1#B22222

#BE8604#000000 text · best 6.6:1#BE8604

#A93619#FFFFFF text · best 6.51:1#A93619

Generated Palette

#BE2904#BE2904

#0499BE#0499BE

#BE043C#BE043C

#BE8604#BE8604

#FB4E23#FB4E23

#641602#641602

Color Harmonies

#0499BE#0499BE

#BE043C#BE043C

#BE8604#BE8604

#04BE29#04BE29

#2904BE#2904BE

Variants

#FB4E23#FB4E23

#641602#641602

#C22700#C22700

#A93619#A93619

#ED7354#ED7354

#EB2F00#EB2F00

Nearest Named Colors

Mahogany#C04000

Pompeian Red#A42A04

Rust#B7410E

Firebrick#B22222

Traffic Red#CC0605

#BE2904

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #BE2904

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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