Information about #B52C0D color

#B52C0D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B52C0D falls into the Red Color FamilyFull Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(181, 44, 13) — 71% red, 17.3% green, 5.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 54 / 66 / 29. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #B52C0D reads as a pure, full-strength earthy red and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Vintage Red (#AF2413). Slightly further away sit Rustic Coral (#AE3415) and Rust Red (#AA2704).

The recipe behind #B52C0D is rgb(181, 44, 13), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 6.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.3:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B52C0D is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B52C0D color variations

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

#B52C0D 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 #B52C0D

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

Vintage Red color link
Vintage Red

#AF2413

Rustic Coral color link
Rustic Coral

#AE3415

Rust Red color link
Rust Red

#AA2704

Tomato Sauce color link
Tomato Sauce

#B21807

Rust color link
Rust

#B7410E

Rufous color link
Rufous

#A81C07

Carnelian color link
Carnelian

#B31B1B

Tabasco color link
Tabasco

#A02712

Red Cola color link
Red Cola

#B62020

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B52C0D
  • RGB181, 44, 13
  • CMYK0, 54, 66, 29
  • CSSrgb(181, 44, 13)
  • HSL11°, 87%, 38%
  • HSL Precise11.071°, 86.598%, 38.039%
  • HSV11°, 93%, 71%
  • HSB11°, 93%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.173
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.051
  • GLSLvec3(0.710, 0.173, 0.051)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.710, 0.173, 0.051, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.710, 0.173, 0.051)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB71%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB17.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB5.1%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDB52C0D
  • DECIMAL ID11873293
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01