What color is #B33A22?

#B33A22 is a moderate red known as Bricky Brick. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Bricky Brick?

The RGB value is 179, 58, 34: 179 red, 58 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Bricky Brick?

The complementary color is #229BB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B33A22?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.55:1 and white text 5.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Bricky Brick color: hex code #B33A22

#B33A22 rgb(179, 58, 34)

Shades of brown

Bricky Brick has the hex code #B33A22. It is a moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 22.7% green and 13.3% blue (179, 58, 34).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 68% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 68% magenta, 81% yellow and 30% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.92:1).

Bricky Brick (#B33A22) color codes

HEX	`#B33A22`
RGB	`rgb(179, 58, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 22.7%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 68%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 81%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 68%, 81%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.35, 47.82, 40.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.35, 62.93, 40.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.395, 12.728, 2.896)`
Decimal	`11745826`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Bricky Brick, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #B33A22	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#B33A22 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #B33A22 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b33a22; }
.text { color: #b33a22; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b33a22; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 58 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b33a22, #b38222); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Firebrick.

See #B33A22 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #B33A22?: #B33A22 is a moderate red known as Bricky Brick. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Bricky Brick?: The RGB value is 179, 58, 34: 179 red, 58 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Bricky Brick?: The complementary color is #229BB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B33A22?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.55:1 and white text 5.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.