What color is #B44933?

#B44933 is a moderate red known as Crimson Boy. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Crimson Boy?

The RGB value is 180, 73, 51: 180 red, 73 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Crimson Boy?

The complementary color is #339EB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B44933?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Crimson Boy color: hex code #B44933

#B44933 rgb(180, 73, 51)

Shades of brown

Crimson Boy has the hex code #B44933. It is a moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 28.6% green and 20% blue (180, 73, 51).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 56% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 59% magenta, 72% yellow and 29% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.33:1).

Crimson Boy (#B44933) color codes

HEX	`#B44933`
RGB	`rgb(180, 73, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 28.6%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 56%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 72%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 59%, 72%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.23, 42.14, 34.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.23, 54.66, 39.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.805, 14.71, 4.823)`
Decimal	`11815219`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Crimson Boy, 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 #B44933	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#B44933 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	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 #B44933 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b44933; }
.text { color: #b44933; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b44933; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 73 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b44933, #b48a33); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rust.

See #B44933 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #B44933?: #B44933 is a moderate red known as Crimson Boy. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Crimson Boy?: The RGB value is 180, 73, 51: 180 red, 73 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Crimson Boy?: The complementary color is #339EB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B44933?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.