What color is #B03A40?

#B03A40 is a moderate red, closest to the named color Pomegranate. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B03A40?

The RGB value is 176, 58, 64: 176 red, 58 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B03A40?

The complementary color is #3AB0AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B03A40?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and white text 5.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B03A40 color

#B03A40 rgb(176, 58, 64)

Shades of red

The hex color #B03A40 is a moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 22.7% green and 25.1% blue (176, 58, 64).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 50% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 67% magenta, 64% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Pomegranate (#B53D45), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.96:1).

#B03A40 color codes

HEX	`#B03A40`
RGB	`rgb(176, 58, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 22.7%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 50%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 67%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 67%, 64%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.2, 48.24, 23.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.2, 53.58, 25.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.345, 12.629, 6.216)`
Decimal	`11549248`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B03A40, 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 #B03A40	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#B03A40 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	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 #B03A40 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b03a40; }
.text { color: #b03a40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b03a40; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 58 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b03a40, #b06f3a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cardinal Red.

Questions

What color is #B03A40?: #B03A40 is a moderate red, closest to the named color Pomegranate. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B03A40?: The RGB value is 176, 58, 64: 176 red, 58 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B03A40?: The complementary color is #3AB0AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B03A40?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and white text 5.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.