What color is #B52923?

#B52923 is a moderate red known as Upset Tomato. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Upset Tomato?

The RGB value is 181, 41, 35: 181 red, 41 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Upset Tomato?

The complementary color is #23AFB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B52923?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and white text 6.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Upset Tomato color: hex code #B52923

#B52923 rgb(181, 41, 35)

Shades of red

Upset Tomato has the hex code #B52923. It is a moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 16.1% green and 13.7% blue (181, 41, 35).

Its hue angle is 2°, with 68% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 77% magenta, 81% yellow and 29% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.35:1).

Upset Tomato (#B52923) color codes

HEX	`#B52923`
RGB	`rgb(181, 41, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 16.1%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(2, 68%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(2, 81%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 77%, 81%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.47, 54.77, 38.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.47, 67.03, 35.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.155, 11.534, 2.755)`
Decimal	`11872547`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Upset Tomato, 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 #B52923	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#B52923 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	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 #B52923 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b52923; }
.text { color: #b52923; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b52923; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 41 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b52923, #b57223); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #B52923 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #B52923?: #B52923 is a moderate red known as Upset Tomato. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Upset Tomato?: The RGB value is 181, 41, 35: 181 red, 41 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Upset Tomato?: The complementary color is #23AFB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B52923?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and white text 6.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.