Information about #B23E33 color

#B23E33 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #B23E33 belongs to the Red Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(178, 62, 51) — 69.8% red, 24.3% green, 20% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 45 / 50 / 30. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #B23E33 reads as a confidently colored earthy red and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Medium Carmine (#AF4035). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Luxury Red (#B03737) and Get Reddy (#AD3539).

In RGB terms — rgb(178, 62, 51) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #B23E33 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 5.8:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 3.6:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#B23E33 color variations

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

#B23E33 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B23E33 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B23E33 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B23E33 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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#B1A333

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#B1335B

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#B23E33 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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#3468B2
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#34B27D
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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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#B23468
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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
#B23E33
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#34B23E
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#3E34B2
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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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#A7B234
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#3E34B2
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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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#68B234
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#34A7B2
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#7D34B2
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Nearest named colors to #B23E33

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

Medium Carmine color link
Medium Carmine

#AF4035

Luxury Red color link
Luxury Red

#B03737

Get Reddy color link
Get Reddy

#AD3539

Bliss color link
Bliss

#B3393E

Sweet Brown color link
Sweet Brown

#A83731

Birch Brown color link
Birch Brown

#B14A30

Mexican Wave color link
Mexican Wave

#B64A32

Kamikaze color link
Kamikaze

#A43F30

Dull Red color link
Dull Red

#BB3F3F

Moulin Rouge color link
Moulin Rouge

#AD463F

Forbidden color link
Forbidden

#B04640

Whizz Bang color link
Whizz Bang

#A23A34

#B23E33 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B23E33
  • RGB178, 62, 51
  • CMYK0, 45, 50, 30
  • CSSrgb(178, 62, 51)
  • HSL5°, 55%, 45%
  • HSL Precise5.197°, 55.459%, 44.902%
  • HSV5°, 71%, 70%
  • HSB5°, 71%, 70%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.698
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.243
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.200
  • GLSLvec3(0.698, 0.243, 0.200)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.698, 0.243, 0.200, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.698, 0.243, 0.200)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB69.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB24.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB20%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB23E33
  • DECIMAL ID11681331
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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