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#BE4E44

#BE4E44 is a mid-tone, rich red, close to the color Indian Red. In RGB it’s made of 74.5% red, 30.6% green, and 26.7% blue. Its hue is 5°, with 48% saturation and 51% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.

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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BE4E44 as they’d see it.

Typical vision#BE4E44
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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What color is #BE4E44?

#BE4E44 is a mid-tone, rich red, close to the color Indian Red. In RGB it’s made of 74.5% red, 30.6% green, and 26.7% blue. Its hue is 5°, with 48% saturation and 51% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.

What is #BE4E44 in RGB?

#BE4E44 is rgb(190, 78, 68): 190 red, 78 green, and 68 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #BE4E44 in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(0, 59, 64, 25). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #BE4E44?

PANTONE 718 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #BE4E44?

Its complement #187E86 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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