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Information about #B52637 color

#B52637 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B52637 falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(181, 38, 55) — 71% red, 14.9% green, 21.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 56 / 49 / 29. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#B52637 presents itself as a vivid, lively red — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Hot Spot (#B22833). Slightly further away sit Old Glory Red (#B22234) and American Red (#B32134).

In RGB terms — rgb(181, 38, 55) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #B52637: 6.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.3:1 for black. No one has named #B52637 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#B52637 color variations

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

#B52637 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 #B52637

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

Hot Spot color link
Hot Spot

#B22833

American Red color link
American Red

#B32134

StitchCraft color link
StitchCraft

#B02A3E

Spring Red color link
Spring Red

#BE1F35

Glitterbug color link
Glitterbug

#A92A37

Red Sox Red color link
Red Sox Red

#BD3039

Bombshell color link
Bombshell

#AE2F3E

Crash Hot color link
Crash Hot

#AF2E40

Deep Carmine color link
Deep Carmine

#A9203E

Upsdell Red color link
Upsdell Red

#AE2029

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B52637
  • RGB181, 38, 55
  • CMYK0, 56, 49, 29
  • CSSrgb(181, 38, 55)
  • HSL353°, 65%, 43%
  • HSL Precise352.867°, 65.297%, 42.941%
  • HSV353°, 79%, 71%
  • HSB353°, 79%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.149
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.216
  • GLSLvec3(0.710, 0.149, 0.216)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.710, 0.149, 0.216, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.710, 0.149, 0.216)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB71%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB14.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB21.6%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB52637
  • DECIMAL ID11871799
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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