#BE7571
Old Rose · medium warm red
About #BE7571
With the hex code #BE7571, this is a medium red with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 46% green and 44% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 41% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a warm colour.
If you had to name it, it is very close to Old Rose — a ΔE of 6.6 — followed by Rose Gold. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #71BABE, a sky blue shade.
In design, a medium colour like this works best for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put black text on top of it — 5.97:1, a WCAG AA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BE7571?
With the hex code #BE7571, this is a medium red with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 46% green and 44% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 41% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #BE7571?
Use black text. Black on #BE7571 has a contrast ratio of 5.97:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #BE7571?
Its complementary colour is #71BABE, and analogous partners are #BE7194 and #BE9C71.