Information about #B35040 color

#B35040 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #B35040 is classified in the Register under the Red Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(179, 80, 64) — 70.2% red, 31.4% green, 25.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 39 / 45 / 30. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A clearly saturated earthy red, #B35040 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 Flair (#B94B42). Slightly further away sit Wilted Brown (#AB4C3D) and Redbud (#B85439).

In RGB terms — rgb(179, 80, 64) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 5.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 4.1:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B35040 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B35040 color variations

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

#B35040 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 #B35040

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

Flair color link
Flair

#B94B42

Wilted Brown color link
Wilted Brown

#AB4C3D

Redbud color link
Redbud

#B85439

Brown Rust color link
Brown Rust

#AF593E

Forbidden color link
Forbidden

#B04640

Oh Behave color link
Oh Behave

#BE523F

Moulin Rouge color link
Moulin Rouge

#AD463F

Alter Ego color link
Alter Ego

#AB4C48

Alfisol Red color link
Alfisol Red

#AA554A

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B35040
  • RGB179, 80, 64
  • CMYK0, 39, 45, 30
  • CSSrgb(179, 80, 64)
  • HSL8°, 47%, 48%
  • HSL Precise8.348°, 47.325%, 47.647%
  • HSV8°, 64%, 70%
  • HSB8°, 64%, 70%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.702
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.314
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.251
  • GLSLvec3(0.702, 0.314, 0.251)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.702, 0.314, 0.251, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.702, 0.314, 0.251)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB70.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB31.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.1%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB35040
  • DECIMAL ID11751488
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01