Information about #B4342D color

#B4342D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B4342D falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(180, 52, 45) — 70.6% red, 20.4% green, 17.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 50 / 53 / 29. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #B4342D reads as a strongly colored warm red and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Aesthetic Red (#B22B27). Slightly further away sit Luxury Red (#B03737) and Greyed Red (#BC2D29).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(180, 52, 45)), which gives #B4342D 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, #B4342D is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B4342D color variations

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

#B4342D color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B4342D color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B4342D color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B4342D 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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#B4342D 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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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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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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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
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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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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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Nearest named colors to #B4342D

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

Aesthetic Red color link
Aesthetic Red

#B22B27

Luxury Red color link
Luxury Red

#B03737

Greyed Red color link
Greyed Red

#BC2D29

International Orange color link
International Orange

#C0362C

Sweet Brown color link
Sweet Brown

#A83731

Hot Spot color link
Hot Spot

#B22833

Get Reddy color link
Get Reddy

#AD3539

Medium Carmine color link
Medium Carmine

#AF4035

Red Sox Red color link
Red Sox Red

#BD3039

Metallic Red color link
Metallic Red

#A62C2B

Chinese Brown color link
Chinese Brown

#AB381F

Bliss color link
Bliss

#B3393E

#B4342D color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B4342D
  • RGB180, 52, 45
  • CMYK0, 50, 53, 29
  • CSSrgb(180, 52, 45)
  • HSL3°, 60%, 44%
  • HSL Precise3.111°, 60%, 44.118%
  • HSV3°, 75%, 71%
  • HSB3°, 75%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.706
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.204
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.176
  • GLSLvec3(0.706, 0.204, 0.176)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.706, 0.204, 0.176, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.706, 0.204, 0.176)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB70.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB20.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB17.6%
  • Color Family (Hue)Red
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB4342D
  • DECIMAL ID11809837
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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