Information about #B4553E color

#B4553E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B4553E falls into the Red Color FamilyModerate Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(180, 85, 62) — 70.6% red, 33.3% green, 24.3% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 37 / 46 / 29. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A pleasantly vivid red, #B4553E carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Brown Rust (#AF593E). Slightly further away sit Redbud (#B85439) and Spicy Red Brown (#B35C44).

In RGB terms — rgb(180, 85, 62) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #B4553E: 4.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.3:1 for black. No one has named #B4553E so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#B4553E color variations

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

#B4553E 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 #B4553E

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

Brown Rust color link
Brown Rust

#AF593E

Redbud color link
Redbud

#B85439

Oh Behave color link
Oh Behave

#BE523F

Flair color link
Flair

#B94B42

Wilted Brown color link
Wilted Brown

#AB4C3D

Rhapsody color link
Rhapsody

#AD603C

Alfisol Red color link
Alfisol Red

#AA554A

Forbidden color link
Forbidden

#B04640

Smoke Tree color link
Smoke Tree

#BB5F34

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B4553E
  • RGB180, 85, 62
  • CMYK0, 37, 46, 29
  • CSSrgb(180, 85, 62)
  • HSL12°, 49%, 47%
  • HSL Precise11.695°, 48.76%, 47.451%
  • HSV12°, 66%, 71%
  • HSB12°, 66%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.706
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.243
  • GLSLvec3(0.706, 0.333, 0.243)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.706, 0.333, 0.243, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.706, 0.333, 0.243)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB70.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB24.3%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB4553E
  • DECIMAL ID11818302
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01