What color is #B04C51?

#B04C51 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Intrigue Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B04C51?

The RGB value is 176, 76, 81: 176 red, 76 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B04C51?

The complementary color is #4CB0AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B04C51?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4:1 and white text 5.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B04C51 color

#B04C51 rgb(176, 76, 81)

Shades of red

The hex color #B04C51 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 29.8% green and 31.8% blue (176, 76, 81).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 40% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 57% magenta, 54% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Intrigue Red (#B24648), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.25:1).

#B04C51 color codes

HEX	`#B04C51`
RGB	`rgb(176, 76, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 29.8%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 40%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 57%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 57%, 54%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.63, 41.24, 17.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.63, 44.8, 22.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.976, 14.996, 9.52)`
Decimal	`11553873`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B04C51, 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 #B04C51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#B04C51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4:1	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 #B04C51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b04c51; }
.text { color: #b04c51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b04c51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 76 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b04c51, #b0794c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Brick Red.

Questions

What color is #B04C51?: #B04C51 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Intrigue Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B04C51?: The RGB value is 176, 76, 81: 176 red, 76 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B04C51?: The complementary color is #4CB0AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B04C51?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4:1 and white text 5.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.