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Information about #B06356 color

#B06356 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #B06356 belongs to the Red Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(176, 99, 86) (69% red, 38.8% green, 33.7% blue), or CMYK 0 / 30 / 35 / 31 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly balanced earthy red, #B06356 feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Electric Brown (#B56257). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Claypot (#AB6950) and Santa Fe (#B16D52).

The recipe behind #B06356 is rgb(176, 99, 86), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B06356: 4.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.4:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B06356 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B06356 color variations

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

#B06356 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 #B06356

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

Claypot color link
Claypot

#AB6950

Santa Fe color link
Santa Fe

#B16D52

Clay color link
Clay

#B66A50

Sante Fe color link
Sante Fe

#A96A50

Quickstep color link
Quickstep

#A7615F

Brown Sugar color link
Brown Sugar

#AF6E4D

Long Spring color link
Long Spring

#B95754

Redwood color link
Redwood

#A45A52

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B06356
  • RGB176, 99, 86
  • CMYK0, 30, 35, 31
  • CSSrgb(176, 99, 86)
  • HSL9°, 36%, 51%
  • HSL Precise8.667°, 36.29%, 51.373%
  • HSV9°, 51%, 69%
  • HSB9°, 51%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.690
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.388
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.337
  • GLSLvec3(0.690, 0.388, 0.337)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.690, 0.388, 0.337, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.690, 0.388, 0.337)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB69%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB38.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB33.7%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB06356
  • DECIMAL ID11559766
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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