Rose Red Color
Rose Red is a pink color with hex code #BE013C. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with rose red, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Rose Red Color Values
What Does Rose Red Mean?
Rose Red belongs to the pink family of colors. Pinks are red with the volume turned down. Soft ones read as gentle and personal; hot ones shout happily. Beauty packaging owns the pastel end, youth brands own the neon end, and dusty millennial pink had its entire decade. Rose Red sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Rose Red is classified as a red (nearest centroid: vivid red, #BE0032). It is also known as Traditional Rose.
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Rose Red
Rose Red and #01BC81 are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #BC019A and #BC2301, which sit beside rose red on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair rose red with triadic partners #3CBC01 and #013CBC. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Ruby —
#CA0147(Delta E 5) - Shiraz —
#B20931(Delta E 6) - Lipstick —
#D5174E(Delta E 8) - Lipstick Red —
#C0022F(Delta E 9) - Cherry —
#CF0234(Delta E 11)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #BE013C; }
.background { background-color: #BE013C; }
.border { border: 2px solid #BE013C; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #BE013C40; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for rose red?
Rose Red has the hex code #BE013C. In RGB notation it is rgb(190, 1, 60), in HSL it is hsl(341, 99%, 37%), and its OKLCH value is 0.509, 0.203, 15.9.
What does the color rose red mean?
Pink-family colors like rose red carry distinct psychological associations. Rose Red belongs to the pink family of colors. Pinks are red with the volume turned down. Soft ones read as gentle and personal; hot ones shout happily. Beauty packaging owns the pastel end, youth brands own the neon end, and dusty millennial pink had its entire decade. Rose Red sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
What colors go with rose red?
Rose Red has three easy routes: its complement #01BC81 for punch, its neighbors #BC019A and #BC2301 for something calmer, or triadic partners #3CBC01 and #013CBC when you want energy.
Is rose red a standard web color?
No — Rose Red is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #BE013C or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make rose red lighter or darker?
To lighten rose red, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #FFCCDC (lightest tint) to #1E000A (darkest shade).
About Rose Red
Rose Red is classified as a Red in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Pink hue family. It has alternative names including Traditional Rose. The color is recognized by XKCD, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #BE013C to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.