What color is #B73D3F?

#B73D3F is a desaturated red known as Cherry Bomb. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Cherry Bomb?

The RGB value is 183, 61, 63: 183 red, 61 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Cherry Bomb?

The complementary color is #3DB7B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B73D3F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.75:1 and white text 5.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Cherry Bomb color: hex code #B73D3F

#B73D3F rgb(183, 61, 63)

Shades of red

Cherry Bomb has the hex code #B73D3F. It is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 23.9% green and 24.7% blue (183, 61, 63).

Its hue angle is 359°, with 50% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 67% magenta, 66% yellow and 28% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.6:1).

Cherry Bomb (#B73D3F) color codes

HEX	`#B73D3F`
RGB	`rgb(183, 61, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 23.9%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(359, 50%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(359, 67%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 67%, 66%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.9, 49.27, 26.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.9, 55.87, 28.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.097, 13.767, 6.195)`
Decimal	`12008767`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Cherry Bomb, 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 #B73D3F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#B73D3F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	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 #B73D3F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b73d3f; }
.text { color: #b73d3f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b73d3f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 61 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b73d3f, #b7783d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cardinal Red.

See #B73D3F on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #B73D3F?: #B73D3F is a desaturated red known as Cherry Bomb. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Cherry Bomb?: The RGB value is 183, 61, 63: 183 red, 61 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Cherry Bomb?: The complementary color is #3DB7B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B73D3F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.75:1 and white text 5.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.