Information about #B23250 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#B23250 presents itself as a clearly saturated warm red — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Hibiscus (#B33654). Slightly further away sit Amaranth Purple (#AB274F) and Vibe (#AC3142).
Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(178, 50, 80)), which gives #B23250 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 6.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.5:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B23250 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#B23250 color variations
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#B23250 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#B23250 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#B23250 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#B23250 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#B23250 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #B23250 color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to #B23250
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#B33654
#AB274F
#AC3142
#AA305D
#A8305C
#AF2E40
#A72655
#BC3F4A
#AE2F3E
#C53151
#A4345D
#B3393E
#B23250 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#B23250
- RGB178, 50, 80
- CMYK0, 50, 38, 30
- CSSrgb(178, 50, 80)
- HSL346°, 56%, 45%
- HSL Precise345.938°, 56.14%, 44.706%
- HSV346°, 72%, 70%
- HSB346°, 72%, 70%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.698
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.196
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.314
- GLSLvec3(0.698, 0.196, 0.314)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.698, 0.196, 0.314, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.698, 0.196, 0.314)
- Percentage of Red in RGB69.8%
- Percentage of Green in RGB19.6%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB31.4%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX IDB23250
- DECIMAL ID11678288
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers19 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
