Information about #B66459 color

#B66459 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #B66459 is classified in the Register under the Red Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(182, 100, 89) (71.4% red, 39.2% green, 34.9% blue), or CMYK 0 / 45 / 51 / 29 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #B66459 reads as a mildly saturated red and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Electric Brown (#B56257). Slightly further away sit Water Persimmon (#B56C60) and Clay (#B66A50).

In RGB terms — rgb(182, 100, 89) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 5.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 4.2:1. #B66459 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#B66459 color variations

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

#B66459 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 #B66459

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

Clay color link
Clay

#B66A50

Pastel Blood color link
Pastel Blood

#BD5F60

Santa Fe color link
Santa Fe

#B16D52

Earth Red color link
Earth Red

#BF5B53

Long Spring color link
Long Spring

#B95754

Claypot color link
Claypot

#AB6950

Quickstep color link
Quickstep

#A7615F

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B66459
  • RGB182, 100, 89
  • CMYK0, 45, 51, 29
  • CSSrgb(182, 100, 89)
  • HSL7°, 39%, 53%
  • HSL Precise7.097°, 38.912%, 53.137%
  • HSV7°, 51%, 71%
  • HSB7°, 51%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.714
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.392
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.349
  • GLSLvec3(0.714, 0.392, 0.349)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.714, 0.392, 0.349, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.714, 0.392, 0.349)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB71.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB39.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB34.9%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB66459
  • DECIMAL ID11953241
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01