Information about #B54740 color

#B54740 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B54740 falls into the Red Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(181, 71, 64) — 71% red, 27.8% green, 25.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 43 / 46 / 29. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#B54740 presents itself as a confidently colored red — one that feels open and friendly. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Forbidden (#B04640). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Flair (#B94B42) and Moulin Rouge (#AD463F).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(181, 71, 64)), which gives #B54740 its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #B54740: 5.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.9:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B54740 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B54740 color variations

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

#B54740 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 #B54740

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

Forbidden color link
Forbidden

#B04640

Flair color link
Flair

#B94B42

Moulin Rouge color link
Moulin Rouge

#AD463F

Dull Red color link
Dull Red

#BB3F3F

Wilted Brown color link
Wilted Brown

#AB4C3D

Cherry Red color link
Cherry Red

#C24641

Alter Ego color link
Alter Ego

#AB4C48

Oh Behave color link
Oh Behave

#BE523F

Bliss color link
Bliss

#B3393E

Mexican Wave color link
Mexican Wave

#B64A32

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B54740
  • RGB181, 71, 64
  • CMYK0, 43, 46, 29
  • CSSrgb(181, 71, 64)
  • HSL4°, 48%, 48%
  • HSL Precise3.59°, 47.755%, 48.039%
  • HSV4°, 65%, 71%
  • HSB4°, 65%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.278
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.251
  • GLSLvec3(0.710, 0.278, 0.251)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.710, 0.278, 0.251, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.710, 0.278, 0.251)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB71%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB27.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.1%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB54740
  • DECIMAL ID11880256
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01