Information about #B55F4E color

#B55F4E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B55F4E falls into the Red Color FamilyModerate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(181, 95, 78) — 71% red, 37.3% green, 30.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 34 / 40 / 29. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#B55F4E is a clearly saturated earthy red that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Electric Brown (#B56257). Slightly further away sit Spicy Red Brown (#B35C44) and Long Spring (#B95754).

The recipe behind #B55F4E is rgb(181, 95, 78), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 4.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 4.5:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B55F4E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B55F4E color variations

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

#B55F4E 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 #B55F4E

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

Long Spring color link
Long Spring

#B95754

Clay color link
Clay

#B66A50

Flame Pea color link
Flame Pea

#BE5C48

Earth Red color link
Earth Red

#BF5B53

Claypot color link
Claypot

#AB6950

Santa Fe color link
Santa Fe

#B16D52

Alfisol Red color link
Alfisol Red

#AA554A

Brown Sugar color link
Brown Sugar

#AF6E4D

Sante Fe color link
Sante Fe

#A96A50

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B55F4E
  • RGB181, 95, 78
  • CMYK0, 34, 40, 29
  • CSSrgb(181, 95, 78)
  • HSL10°, 41%, 51%
  • HSL Precise9.903°, 41.036%, 50.784%
  • HSV10°, 57%, 71%
  • HSB10°, 57%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.373
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.306
  • GLSLvec3(0.710, 0.373, 0.306)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.710, 0.373, 0.306, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.710, 0.373, 0.306)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB71%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB37.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB30.6%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB55F4E
  • DECIMAL ID11886414
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01