What color is #B23E4F?

#B23E4F is a desaturated red known as Romantic Embers. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Romantic Embers?

The RGB value is 178, 62, 79: 178 red, 62 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Romantic Embers?

The complementary color is #3EB2A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B23E4F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.69:1 and white text 5.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Romantic Embers color: hex code #B23E4F

#B23E4F rgb(178, 62, 79)

Shades of red

Romantic Embers has the hex code #B23E4F. It is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 24.3% green and 31% blue (178, 62, 79).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 48% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 65% magenta, 56% yellow and 30% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.68:1).

Romantic Embers (#B23E4F) color codes

HEX	`#B23E4F`
RGB	`rgb(178, 62, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 24.3%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 48%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 65%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 65%, 56%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.47, 48.28, 15.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.47, 50.82, 18.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.496, 13.478, 8.865)`
Decimal	`11681359`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Romantic Embers, 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 #B23E4F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#B23E4F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.69:1	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 #B23E4F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b23e4f; }
.text { color: #b23e4f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b23e4f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 62 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b23e4f, #b2673e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Brick Red.

See #B23E4F on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #B23E4F?: #B23E4F is a desaturated red known as Romantic Embers. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Romantic Embers?: The RGB value is 178, 62, 79: 178 red, 62 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Romantic Embers?: The complementary color is #3EB2A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B23E4F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.69:1 and white text 5.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.