Information about #B9482B color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#B9482B falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(185, 72, 43) — 72.5% red, 28.2% green, 16.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 44 / 56 / 27. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#B9482B is a strongly colored warm red that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Cattail (#B64925). Slightly further away sit Mexican Wave (#B64A32) and Berry High Life (#BE4D27).

The recipe behind #B9482B is rgb(185, 72, 43), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #B9482B: 5.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.0:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#B9482B color variations

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

#B9482B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B9482B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B9482B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B9482B 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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#B9482B 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 #B9482B

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

Cattail color link
Cattail

#B64925

Mexican Wave color link
Mexican Wave

#B64A32

Berry High Life color link
Berry High Life

#BE4D27

Birch Brown color link
Birch Brown

#B14A30

Chestnut Red color link
Chestnut Red

#C34A2C

Blaze color link
Blaze

#BE4123

Balloon color link
Balloon

#C14D36

The Great Canadian Orange color link
The Great Canadian Orange

#C64723

Red Stage color link
Red Stage

#AD522E

Rose Of Sharon color link
Rose Of Sharon

#AC512D

Medium Carmine color link
Medium Carmine

#AF4035

Scarlet Rose color link
Scarlet Rose

#C73D2A

#B9482B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B9482B
  • RGB185, 72, 43
  • CMYK0, 44, 56, 27
  • CSSrgb(185, 72, 43)
  • HSL12°, 62%, 45%
  • HSL Precise12.254°, 62.281%, 44.706%
  • HSV12°, 77%, 73%
  • HSB12°, 77%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.282
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.169
  • GLSLvec3(0.725, 0.282, 0.169)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.725, 0.282, 0.169, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.725, 0.282, 0.169)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB28.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB16.9%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB9482B
  • DECIMAL ID12142635
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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