Information about #B33A1E color

#B33A1E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #B33A1E belongs to the Red Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(179, 58, 30) (70.2% red, 22.7% green, 11.8% blue), or CMYK 0 / 47 / 58 / 30 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#B33A1E presents itself as a strongly colored earthy red — one that feels open and friendly. In practice it works well for bold branding moments and attention-grabbing details. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Chinese Brown (#AB381F). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Chinese Red (#AA381E) and Rustic Coral (#AE3415).

The recipe behind #B33A1E is rgb(179, 58, 30), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #B33A1E background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 5.9:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 3.5:1. No one has named #B33A1E so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#B33A1E color variations

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

#B33A1E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B33A1E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B33A1E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B33A1E 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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#B33A1E 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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#3A1EB3
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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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#841EB3
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Nearest named colors to #B33A1E

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

Chinese Brown color link
Chinese Brown

#AB381F

Chinese Red color link
Chinese Red

#AA381E

Rustic Coral color link
Rustic Coral

#AE3415

Ayers Rock color link
Ayers Rock

#AE451D

Blaze color link
Blaze

#BE4123

Dark Pastel Red color link
Dark Pastel Red

#C23B22

Metallic Brown color link
Metallic Brown

#AC4313

Cattail color link
Cattail

#B64925

Aesthetic Red color link
Aesthetic Red

#B22B27

Rust color link
Rust

#B7410E

Greyed Red color link
Greyed Red

#BC2D29

International Orange color link
International Orange

#C0362C

#B33A1E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B33A1E
  • RGB179, 58, 30
  • CMYK0, 47, 58, 30
  • CSSrgb(179, 58, 30)
  • HSL11°, 71%, 41%
  • HSL Precise11.275°, 71.292%, 40.98%
  • HSV11°, 83%, 70%
  • HSB11°, 83%, 70%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.702
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.227
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.118
  • GLSLvec3(0.702, 0.227, 0.118)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.702, 0.227, 0.118, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.702, 0.227, 0.118)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB70.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB22.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB11.8%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB33A1E
  • DECIMAL ID11745822
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers29 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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