Information about #B55B40 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #B55B40 is classified in the Register under the Red Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(181, 91, 64) — 71% red, 35.7% green, 25.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 35 / 46 / 29. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A clearly saturated warm red, #B55B40 feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Spicy Red Brown (#B35C44). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Brown Rust (#AF593E) and Rhapsody (#AD603C).

The recipe behind #B55B40 is rgb(181, 91, 64), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #B55B40 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 4.6:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 4.5:1. No one has named #B55B40 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#B55B40 color variations

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

#B55B40 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B55B40 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B55B40 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B55B40 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#B55B40 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
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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
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#40B596
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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
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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
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #B55B40

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

Spicy Red Brown color link
Spicy Red Brown

#B35C44

Brown Rust color link
Brown Rust

#AF593E

Rhapsody color link
Rhapsody

#AD603C

Redbud color link
Redbud

#B85439

Flame Pea color link
Flame Pea

#BE5C48

Oh Behave color link
Oh Behave

#BE523F

Smoke Tree color link
Smoke Tree

#BB5F34

Deep Chestnut color link
Deep Chestnut

#B94E48

Alfisol Red color link
Alfisol Red

#AA554A

Flair color link
Flair

#B94B42

Loquat Brown color link
Loquat Brown

#AB6134

Moderate Scarlet color link
Moderate Scarlet

#A8554A

#B55B40 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B55B40
  • RGB181, 91, 64
  • CMYK0, 35, 46, 29
  • CSSrgb(181, 91, 64)
  • HSL14°, 48%, 48%
  • HSL Precise13.846°, 47.755%, 48.039%
  • HSV14°, 65%, 71%
  • HSB14°, 65%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.357
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.251
  • GLSLvec3(0.710, 0.357, 0.251)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.710, 0.357, 0.251, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.710, 0.357, 0.251)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB71%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB35.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.1%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB55B40
  • DECIMAL ID11885376
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers23 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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