Information about #B55740 color

#B55740 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B55740 falls into the Red Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(181, 87, 64) — 71% red, 34.1% green, 25.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 37 / 46 / 29. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #B55740 reads as a clearly saturated earthy red and feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Brown Rust (#AF593E). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Spicy Red Brown (#B35C44) and Redbud (#B85439).

The recipe behind #B55740 is rgb(181, 87, 64), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #B55740: 4.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.4:1 for black. #B55740 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#B55740 color variations

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

#B55740 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B55740 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B55740 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B55740 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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#B55740 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 #B55740

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

Brown Rust color link
Brown Rust

#AF593E

Spicy Red Brown color link
Spicy Red Brown

#B35C44

Redbud color link
Redbud

#B85439

Oh Behave color link
Oh Behave

#BE523F

Rhapsody color link
Rhapsody

#AD603C

Deep Chestnut color link
Deep Chestnut

#B94E48

Flair color link
Flair

#B94B42

Flame Pea color link
Flame Pea

#BE5C48

Alfisol Red color link
Alfisol Red

#AA554A

Wilted Brown color link
Wilted Brown

#AB4C3D

Smoke Tree color link
Smoke Tree

#BB5F34

Apple Blossom color link
Apple Blossom

#A95249

#B55740 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B55740
  • RGB181, 87, 64
  • CMYK0, 37, 46, 29
  • CSSrgb(181, 87, 64)
  • HSL12°, 48%, 48%
  • HSL Precise11.795°, 47.755%, 48.039%
  • HSV12°, 65%, 71%
  • HSB12°, 65%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.341
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.251
  • GLSLvec3(0.710, 0.341, 0.251)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.710, 0.341, 0.251, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.710, 0.341, 0.251)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB71%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB34.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.1%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB55740
  • DECIMAL ID11884352
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers8 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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