Information about #B55D46 color

#B55D46 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B55D46 falls into the Red Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(181, 93, 70) — 71% red, 36.5% green, 27.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 35 / 44 / 29. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A pleasantly vivid warm red, #B55D46 sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Spicy Red Brown (#B35C44). Nearby in the Register you will also find Flame Pea (#BE5C48) and Brown Rust (#AF593E).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(181, 93, 70)), which gives #B55D46 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 4.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 4.5:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#B55D46 color variations

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

#B55D46 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B55D46 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B55D46 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B55D46 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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#B55D46 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 #B55D46

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

Flame Pea color link
Flame Pea

#BE5C48

Brown Rust color link
Brown Rust

#AF593E

Rhapsody color link
Rhapsody

#AD603C

Moderate Vermilion color link
Moderate Vermilion

#A8614A

Alfisol Red color link
Alfisol Red

#AA554A

Deep Chestnut color link
Deep Chestnut

#B94E48

Long Spring color link
Long Spring

#B95754

Moderate Scarlet color link
Moderate Scarlet

#A8554A

Oh Behave color link
Oh Behave

#BE523F

Redbud color link
Redbud

#B85439

Clay color link
Clay

#B66A50

#B55D46 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B55D46
  • RGB181, 93, 70
  • CMYK0, 35, 44, 29
  • CSSrgb(181, 93, 70)
  • HSL12°, 44%, 49%
  • HSL Precise12.432°, 44.223%, 49.216%
  • HSV12°, 61%, 71%
  • HSB12°, 61%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.365
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.275
  • GLSLvec3(0.710, 0.365, 0.275)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.710, 0.365, 0.275, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.710, 0.365, 0.275)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB71%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB36.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB27.5%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB55D46
  • DECIMAL ID11885894
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers12 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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