Information about #B14845 color

#B14845 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B14845 falls into the Red Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(177, 72, 69) — 69.4% red, 28.2% green, 27.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 41 / 42 / 31. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #B14845 reads as a clearly saturated warm red and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Forbidden (#B04640). Slightly further away sit Moulin Rouge (#AD463F) and Alter Ego (#AB4C48).

The recipe behind #B14845 is rgb(177, 72, 69), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 5.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.9:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B14845 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B14845 color variations

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

#B14845 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 #B14845

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

Forbidden color link
Forbidden

#B04640

Moulin Rouge color link
Moulin Rouge

#AD463F

Alter Ego color link
Alter Ego

#AB4C48

Flair color link
Flair

#B94B42

Moderate Red color link
Moderate Red

#A84A4A

Wilted Brown color link
Wilted Brown

#AB4C3D

Dusty Red color link
Dusty Red

#B9484E

English Red color link
English Red

#AB4B52

Dull Red color link
Dull Red

#BB3F3F

Aphrodisiac color link
Aphrodisiac

#A64D4E

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B14845
  • RGB177, 72, 69
  • CMYK0, 41, 42, 31
  • CSSrgb(177, 72, 69)
  • HSL2°, 44%, 48%
  • HSL Precise1.667°, 43.902%, 48.235%
  • HSV2°, 61%, 69%
  • HSB2°, 61%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.694
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.282
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.271
  • GLSLvec3(0.694, 0.282, 0.271)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.694, 0.282, 0.271, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.694, 0.282, 0.271)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB69.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB28.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB27.1%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB14845
  • DECIMAL ID11618373
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers18 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01