Information about #B55749 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#B55749 falls into the Red Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(181, 87, 73) — 71% red, 34.1% green, 28.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 37 / 42 / 29. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A confidently colored red, #B55749 feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Spicy Red Brown (#B35C44). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Deep Chestnut (#B94E48) and Flame Pea (#BE5C48).

In RGB terms — rgb(181, 87, 73) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #B55749: 4.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.4:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B55749 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B55749 color variations

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

#B55749 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B55749 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B55749 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B55749 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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#B55749 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 #B55749

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

Spicy Red Brown color link
Spicy Red Brown

#B35C44

Deep Chestnut color link
Deep Chestnut

#B94E48

Flame Pea color link
Flame Pea

#BE5C48

Alfisol Red color link
Alfisol Red

#AA554A

Long Spring color link
Long Spring

#B95754

Sunset color link
Sunset

#C0514A

Brown Rust color link
Brown Rust

#AF593E

Apple Blossom color link
Apple Blossom

#A95249

Moderate Scarlet color link
Moderate Scarlet

#A8554A

Oh Behave color link
Oh Behave

#BE523F

Flair color link
Flair

#B94B42

Earth Red color link
Earth Red

#BF5B53

#B55749 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B55749
  • RGB181, 87, 73
  • CMYK0, 37, 42, 29
  • CSSrgb(181, 87, 73)
  • HSL8°, 43%, 50%
  • HSL Precise7.778°, 42.52%, 49.804%
  • HSV8°, 60%, 71%
  • HSB8°, 60%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.341
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • GLSLvec3(0.710, 0.341, 0.286)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.710, 0.341, 0.286, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.710, 0.341, 0.286)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB71%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB34.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB28.6%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB55749
  • DECIMAL ID11884361
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers9 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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