What color is #B24648?

#B24648 is a desaturated red known as Intrigue Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Intrigue Red?

The RGB value is 178, 70, 72: 178 red, 70 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Intrigue Red?

The complementary color is #46B2B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B24648?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.86:1 and white text 5.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Intrigue Red color: hex code #B24648

#B24648 rgb(178, 70, 72)

Shades of red

Intrigue Red has the hex code #B24648. It is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 27.5% green and 28.2% blue (178, 70, 72).

Its hue angle is 359°, with 44% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 61% magenta, 60% yellow and 30% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.44:1).

Intrigue Red (#B24648) color codes

HEX	`#B24648`
RGB	`rgb(178, 70, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 27.5%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(359, 44%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(359, 61%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 61%, 60%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.68, 44.13, 21.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.68, 49.2, 26.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.722, 14.316, 7.749)`
Decimal	`11683400`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Intrigue Red, 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 #B24648	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#B24648 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.86:1	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 #B24648 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b24648; }
.text { color: #b24648; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b24648; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 70 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b24648, #b27a46); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Brick Red.

See #B24648 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #B24648?: #B24648 is a desaturated red known as Intrigue Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Intrigue Red?: The RGB value is 178, 70, 72: 178 red, 70 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Intrigue Red?: The complementary color is #46B2B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B24648?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.86:1 and white text 5.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.