Information about #B53012 color

#B53012 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B53012 falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(181, 48, 18) — 71% red, 18.8% green, 7.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 52 / 64 / 29. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A vivid, lively warm red, #B53012 occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Rustic Coral (#AE3415). Slightly further away sit Vintage Red (#AF2413) and Terlingua Orange (#C13C0F).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(181, 48, 18)), which gives #B53012 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 6.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.4:1. #B53012 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#B53012 color variations

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

#B53012 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 #B53012

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

Vintage Red color link
Vintage Red

#AF2413

Rust color link
Rust

#B7410E

Chinese Red color link
Chinese Red

#AA381E

Rust Red color link
Rust Red

#AA2704

Red Cola color link
Red Cola

#B62020

Bonfire color link
Bonfire

#A62A20

Firebrick color link
Firebrick

#B22222

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B53012
  • RGB181, 48, 18
  • CMYK0, 52, 64, 29
  • CSSrgb(181, 48, 18)
  • HSL11°, 82%, 39%
  • HSL Precise11.043°, 81.91%, 39.02%
  • HSV11°, 90%, 71%
  • HSB11°, 90%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.188
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.071
  • GLSLvec3(0.710, 0.188, 0.071)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.710, 0.188, 0.071, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.710, 0.188, 0.071)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB71%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB18.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB7.1%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDB53012
  • DECIMAL ID11874322
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01