Information about #B9614B color

#B9614B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B9614B falls into the Red Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(185, 97, 75) — 72.5% red, 38% green, 29.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 35 / 43 / 27. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#B9614B is a clearly saturated earthy red that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Flame Pea (#BE5C48). Slightly further away sit Spicy Red Brown (#B35C44) and Clay (#B66A50).

In RGB terms — rgb(185, 97, 75) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B9614B: 4.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.3:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#B9614B color variations

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#B9614B 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 #B9614B

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

Flame Pea color link
Flame Pea

#BE5C48

Clay color link
Clay

#B66A50

Earth Red color link
Earth Red

#BF5B53

Adobe color link
Adobe

#BD6C48

Long Spring color link
Long Spring

#B95754

Evermore color link
Evermore

#BE6A3F

Santa Fe color link
Santa Fe

#B16D52

Brown Sugar color link
Brown Sugar

#AF6E4D

Claypot color link
Claypot

#AB6950

#B9614B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B9614B
  • RGB185, 97, 75
  • CMYK0, 35, 43, 27
  • CSSrgb(185, 97, 75)
  • HSL12°, 44%, 51%
  • HSL Precise12°, 44%, 50.98%
  • HSV12°, 59%, 73%
  • HSB12°, 59%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.380
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.294
  • GLSLvec3(0.725, 0.380, 0.294)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.725, 0.380, 0.294, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.725, 0.380, 0.294)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB38%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB29.4%
  • Color Family (Hue)Red
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB9614B
  • DECIMAL ID12149067
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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