Information about #B3321E color

#B3321E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #B3321E is classified in the Register under the Red Color Family, with High Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(179, 50, 30) — 70.2% red, 19.6% green, 11.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 51 / 58 / 30. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#B3321E presents itself as a vivid, lively warm red — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Chinese Brown (#AB381F). Slightly further away sit Rustic Coral (#AE3415) and Chinese Red (#AA381E).

The recipe behind #B3321E is rgb(179, 50, 30), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 6.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.4:1. #B3321E has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#B3321E color variations

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

#B3321E 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 #B3321E

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

Chinese Red color link
Chinese Red

#AA381E

Greyed Red color link
Greyed Red

#BC2D29

Bonfire color link
Bonfire

#A62A20

Firebrick color link
Firebrick

#B22222

Vintage Red color link
Vintage Red

#AF2413

Red Cola color link
Red Cola

#B62020

Blaze color link
Blaze

#BE4123

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B3321E
  • RGB179, 50, 30
  • CMYK0, 51, 58, 30
  • CSSrgb(179, 50, 30)
  • HSL8°, 71%, 41%
  • HSL Precise8.054°, 71.292%, 40.98%
  • HSV8°, 83%, 70%
  • HSB8°, 83%, 70%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.702
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.196
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.118
  • GLSLvec3(0.702, 0.196, 0.118)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.702, 0.196, 0.118, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.702, 0.196, 0.118)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB70.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB19.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB11.8%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB3321E
  • DECIMAL ID11743774
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01