Information about #B23A15 color

#B23A15 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #B23A15 is classified in the Register under the Red Color Family, with High Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(178, 58, 21) — 69.8% red, 22.7% green, 8.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 47 / 62 / 30. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#B23A15 presents itself as a strongly colored earthy red — one that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Rustic Coral (#AE3415). Slightly further away sit Metallic Brown (#AC4313) and Rust (#B7410E).

The recipe behind #B23A15 is rgb(178, 58, 21), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 6.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.5:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B23A15 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B23A15 color variations

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

#B23A15 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B23A15 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#471708

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Black

#000000

#B23A15 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#A3523A

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#99604F

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Grey

#808080

#B23A15 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#B2142F

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#B214AC

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#B23A15 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
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#158DB2
#158DB2

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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
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#153FB2
#153FB2

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#15B288
#15B288

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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
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#B2153F
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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
#B23A15
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#15B23A
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#3A15B2
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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#8DB215
#8DB215

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#158DB2
#158DB2

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#3A15B2
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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#3FB215
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#158DB2
#158DB2

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#8815B2
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Nearest named colors to #B23A15

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

Rustic Coral color link
Rustic Coral

#AE3415

Metallic Brown color link
Metallic Brown

#AC4313

Rust color link
Rust

#B7410E

Chinese Red color link
Chinese Red

#AA381E

Chinese Brown color link
Chinese Brown

#AB381F

Ayers Rock color link
Ayers Rock

#AE451D

Terlingua Orange color link
Terlingua Orange

#C13C0F

Blaze color link
Blaze

#BE4123

Dark Pastel Red color link
Dark Pastel Red

#C23B22

Rusty Brown color link
Rusty Brown

#9E3C0E

Cattail color link
Cattail

#B64925

Vintage Red color link
Vintage Red

#AF2413

#B23A15 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B23A15
  • RGB178, 58, 21
  • CMYK0, 47, 62, 30
  • CSSrgb(178, 58, 21)
  • HSL14°, 79%, 39%
  • HSL Precise14.14°, 78.894%, 39.02%
  • HSV14°, 88%, 70%
  • HSB14°, 88%, 70%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.698
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.227
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.082
  • GLSLvec3(0.698, 0.227, 0.082)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.698, 0.227, 0.082, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.698, 0.227, 0.082)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB69.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB22.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB8.2%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDB23A15
  • DECIMAL ID11680277
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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