Information about #B23842 color

#B23842 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #B23842 belongs to the Red Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(178, 56, 66) — 69.8% red, 22% green, 25.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 48 / 44 / 30. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#B23842 is a clearly saturated earthy red that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Bliss (#B3393E). Slightly further away sit Vibe (#AC3142) and Bombshell (#AE2F3E).

In RGB terms — rgb(178, 56, 66) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #B23842: 5.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.5:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#B23842 color variations

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

#B23842 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B23842 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B23842 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B23842 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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#B23842 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 #B23842

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

Bliss color link
Bliss

#B3393E

Vibe color link
Vibe

#AC3142

Bombshell color link
Bombshell

#AE2F3E

Crash Hot color link
Crash Hot

#AF2E40

Get Reddy color link
Get Reddy

#AD3539

Luxury Red color link
Luxury Red

#B03737

Dull Red color link
Dull Red

#BB3F3F

Forbidden color link
Forbidden

#B04640

Sanguine color link
Sanguine

#BC3F4A

StitchCraft color link
StitchCraft

#B02A3E

Filmpro Fire Red color link
Filmpro Fire Red

#A5333C

Moulin Rouge color link
Moulin Rouge

#AD463F

#B23842 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B23842
  • RGB178, 56, 66
  • CMYK0, 48, 44, 30
  • CSSrgb(178, 56, 66)
  • HSL355°, 52%, 46%
  • HSL Precise355.082°, 52.137%, 45.882%
  • HSV355°, 69%, 70%
  • HSB355°, 69%, 70%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.698
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.220
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • GLSLvec3(0.698, 0.220, 0.259)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.698, 0.220, 0.259, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.698, 0.220, 0.259)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB69.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB22%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.9%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB23842
  • DECIMAL ID11679810
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers39 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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