Information about #B52C3C color

#B52C3C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B52C3C falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(181, 44, 60) — 71% red, 17.3% green, 23.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 54 / 47 / 29. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#B52C3C presents itself as a strongly colored earthy 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 a hair away from StitchCraft (#B02A3E). Slightly further away sit Crash Hot (#AF2E40) and Bombshell (#AE2F3E).

The recipe behind #B52C3C is rgb(181, 44, 60), 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. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B52C3C is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B52C3C color variations

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

#B52C3C 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 #B52C3C

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

StitchCraft color link
StitchCraft

#B02A3E

Crash Hot color link
Crash Hot

#AF2E40

Bombshell color link
Bombshell

#AE2F3E

Red Sox Red color link
Red Sox Red

#BD3039

Hot Spot color link
Hot Spot

#B22833

Vibe color link
Vibe

#AC3142

Get Reddy color link
Get Reddy

#AD3539

Luxury Red color link
Luxury Red

#B03737

Glitterbug color link
Glitterbug

#A92A37

Bliss color link
Bliss

#B3393E

American Red color link
American Red

#B32134

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B52C3C
  • RGB181, 44, 60
  • CMYK0, 54, 47, 29
  • CSSrgb(181, 44, 60)
  • HSL353°, 61%, 44%
  • HSL Precise352.993°, 60.889%, 44.118%
  • HSV353°, 76%, 71%
  • HSB353°, 76%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.173
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.235
  • GLSLvec3(0.710, 0.173, 0.235)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.710, 0.173, 0.235, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.710, 0.173, 0.235)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB71%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB17.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB23.5%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB52C3C
  • DECIMAL ID11873340
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01