Information about #B04231 color

#B04231 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B04231 falls into the Red Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(176, 66, 49) — 69% red, 25.9% green, 19.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 43 / 50 / 31. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A clearly saturated warm red, #B04231 carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Medium Carmine (#AF4035). Slightly further away sit Birch Brown (#B14A30) and Mexican Wave (#B64A32).

The recipe behind #B04231 is rgb(176, 66, 49), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #B04231: 5.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.7:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#B04231 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#B04231 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #B04231

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Birch Brown color link
Birch Brown

#B14A30

Mexican Wave color link
Mexican Wave

#B64A32

Kamikaze color link
Kamikaze

#A43F30

Luxury Red color link
Luxury Red

#B03737

Sweet Brown color link
Sweet Brown

#A83731

Moulin Rouge color link
Moulin Rouge

#AD463F

Cattail color link
Cattail

#B64925

Forbidden color link
Forbidden

#B04640

Get Reddy color link
Get Reddy

#AD3539

Bliss color link
Bliss

#B3393E

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B04231
  • RGB176, 66, 49
  • CMYK0, 43, 50, 31
  • CSSrgb(176, 66, 49)
  • HSL8°, 56%, 44%
  • HSL Precise8.031°, 56.444%, 44.118%
  • HSV8°, 72%, 69%
  • HSB8°, 72%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.690
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.192
  • GLSLvec3(0.690, 0.259, 0.192)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.690, 0.259, 0.192, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.690, 0.259, 0.192)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB69%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB25.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB19.2%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB04231
  • DECIMAL ID11551281
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01