Information about #B73730 color

#B73730 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B73730 falls into the Red Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(183, 55, 48) — 71.8% red, 21.6% green, 18.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 50 / 53 / 28. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#B73730 presents itself as a confidently colored earthy red — one that sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from International Orange (#C0362C). Nearby in the Register you will also find Luxury Red (#B03737) and Red Sox Red (#BD3039).

In RGB terms — rgb(183, 55, 48) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 5.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.6:1. No one has named #B73730 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#B73730 color variations

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

#B73730 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 #B73730

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

Luxury Red color link
Luxury Red

#B03737

Red Sox Red color link
Red Sox Red

#BD3039

Greyed Red color link
Greyed Red

#BC2D29

Get Reddy color link
Get Reddy

#AD3539

Bliss color link
Bliss

#B3393E

Sweet Brown color link
Sweet Brown

#A83731

Hot Spot color link
Hot Spot

#B22833

Dull Red color link
Dull Red

#BB3F3F

Blaze color link
Blaze

#BE4123

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B73730
  • RGB183, 55, 48
  • CMYK0, 50, 53, 28
  • CSSrgb(183, 55, 48)
  • HSL3°, 58%, 45%
  • HSL Precise3.111°, 58.442%, 45.294%
  • HSV3°, 74%, 72%
  • HSB3°, 74%, 72%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.718
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.216
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.188
  • GLSLvec3(0.718, 0.216, 0.188)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.718, 0.216, 0.188, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.718, 0.216, 0.188)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB71.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB21.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB18.8%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB73730
  • DECIMAL ID12007216
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01