Information about #B3462B color

#B3462B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B3462B falls into the Red Color FamilyHigh Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(179, 70, 43) — 70.2% red, 27.5% green, 16.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 43 / 53 / 30. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#B3462B presents itself as a energetic, saturated red — one that feels open and friendly. In practice it works well for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Birch Brown (#B14A30). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Cattail (#B64925) and Mexican Wave (#B64A32).

In RGB terms — rgb(179, 70, 43) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #B3462B: 5.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.8:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B3462B is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B3462B color variations

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

#B3462B 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 #B3462B

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

Birch Brown color link
Birch Brown

#B14A30

Cattail color link
Cattail

#B64925

Mexican Wave color link
Mexican Wave

#B64A32

Red Stage color link
Red Stage

#AD522E

Blaze color link
Blaze

#BE4123

Ayers Rock color link
Ayers Rock

#AE451D

Chestnut Red color link
Chestnut Red

#C34A2C

Kamikaze color link
Kamikaze

#A43F30

Vindaloo color link
Vindaloo

#A74F20

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B3462B
  • RGB179, 70, 43
  • CMYK0, 43, 53, 30
  • CSSrgb(179, 70, 43)
  • HSL12°, 61%, 44%
  • HSL Precise11.912°, 61.261%, 43.529%
  • HSV12°, 76%, 70%
  • HSB12°, 76%, 70%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.702
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.275
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.169
  • GLSLvec3(0.702, 0.275, 0.169)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.702, 0.275, 0.169, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.702, 0.275, 0.169)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB70.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB27.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB16.9%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB3462B
  • DECIMAL ID11748907
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers9 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01