Information about #B42748 color
Basic facts about this digital color
A vivid, lively red, #B42748 carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to StitchCraft (#B02A3E). Slightly further away sit Amaranth Purple (#AB274F) and Crash Hot (#AF2E40).
Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(180, 39, 72)), which gives #B42748 its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #B42748: 6.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.3:1 for black. No one has named #B42748 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#B42748 color variations
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#B42748 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#B42748 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#B42748 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#B42748 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#B42748 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #B42748 color
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Nearest named colors to #B42748
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#B02A3E
#AB274F
#AF2E40
#AC1E44
#AC3142
#AE2F3E
#C32148
#A9203E
#A72655
#B33654
#C72C48
#BD3039
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#B42748
- RGB180, 39, 72
- CMYK0, 55, 42, 29
- CSSrgb(180, 39, 72)
- HSL346°, 64%, 43%
- HSL Precise345.957°, 64.384%, 42.941%
- HSV346°, 78%, 71%
- HSB346°, 78%, 71%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.706
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.153
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.282
- GLSLvec3(0.706, 0.153, 0.282)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.706, 0.153, 0.282, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.706, 0.153, 0.282)
- Percentage of Red in RGB70.6%
- Percentage of Green in RGB15.3%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB28.2%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX IDB42748
- DECIMAL ID11806536
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers28 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
