Information about #B53B33 color

#B53B33 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B53B33 falls into the Red Color FamilyModerate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(181, 59, 51) — 71% red, 23.1% green, 20% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 48 / 51 / 29. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #B53B33 reads as a confidently colored earthy red and sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Luxury Red (#B03737). Nearby in the Register you will also find Medium Carmine (#AF4035) and Bliss (#B3393E).

The recipe behind #B53B33 is rgb(181, 59, 51), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 5.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.6:1. No one has named #B53B33 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#B53B33 color variations

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#B53B33 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 #B53B33

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

Luxury Red color link
Luxury Red

#B03737

Bliss color link
Bliss

#B3393E

Get Reddy color link
Get Reddy

#AD3539

Sweet Brown color link
Sweet Brown

#A83731

Dull Red color link
Dull Red

#BB3F3F

Red Sox Red color link
Red Sox Red

#BD3039

Mexican Wave color link
Mexican Wave

#B64A32

Birch Brown color link
Birch Brown

#B14A30

Bring It On color link
Bring It On

#C3423B

Kamikaze color link
Kamikaze

#A43F30

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B53B33
  • RGB181, 59, 51
  • CMYK0, 48, 51, 29
  • CSSrgb(181, 59, 51)
  • HSL4°, 56%, 45%
  • HSL Precise3.692°, 56.034%, 45.49%
  • HSV4°, 72%, 71%
  • HSB4°, 72%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.231
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.200
  • GLSLvec3(0.710, 0.231, 0.200)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.710, 0.231, 0.200, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.710, 0.231, 0.200)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB71%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB23.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB20%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB53B33
  • DECIMAL ID11877171
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01