What color is #B6273E?

#B6273E is a moderate red known as Timeless Beauty. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Timeless Beauty?

The RGB value is 182, 39, 62: 182 red, 39 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Timeless Beauty?

The complementary color is #27B69F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6273E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.35:1 and white text 6.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Timeless Beauty color: hex code #B6273E

#B6273E rgb(182, 39, 62)

Shades of red

Timeless Beauty has the hex code #B6273E. It is a moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 15.3% green and 24.3% blue (182, 39, 62).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 65% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 79% magenta, 66% yellow and 29% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.27:1).

Timeless Beauty (#B6273E) color codes

HEX	`#B6273E`
RGB	`rgb(182, 39, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 15.3%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 65%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 79%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 79%, 66%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.81, 56.86, 23.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.81, 61.35, 22.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.889, 11.747, 5.724)`
Decimal	`11937598`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Timeless Beauty, 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 #B6273E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#B6273E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.35:1	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 #B6273E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6273e; }
.text { color: #b6273e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6273e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 39 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6273e, #b65827); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cardinal Red.

See #B6273E on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #B6273E?: #B6273E is a moderate red known as Timeless Beauty. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Timeless Beauty?: The RGB value is 182, 39, 62: 182 red, 39 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Timeless Beauty?: The complementary color is #27B69F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6273E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.35:1 and white text 6.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.