What color is #B14243?

#B14243 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Daredevil. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B14243?

The RGB value is 177, 66, 67: 177 red, 66 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B14243?

The complementary color is #42B1B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B14243?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.73:1 and white text 5.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B14243 color

#B14243 rgb(177, 66, 67)

Shades of red

The hex color #B14243 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 25.9% green and 26.3% blue (177, 66, 67).

Its hue angle is 359°, with 46% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 63% magenta, 62% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Daredevil (#AB4343), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.63:1).

#B14243 color codes

HEX	`#B14243`
RGB	`rgb(177, 66, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 25.9%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(359, 46%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(359, 63%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 63%, 62%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.73, 45.27, 23.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.73, 51.01, 27.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.095, 13.652, 6.833)`
Decimal	`11616835`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B14243, 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 #B14243	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#B14243 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.73:1	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 #B14243 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b14243; }
.text { color: #b14243; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b14243; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 66 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b14243, #b17942); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cardinal Red.

Questions

What color is #B14243?: #B14243 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Daredevil. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B14243?: The RGB value is 177, 66, 67: 177 red, 66 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B14243?: The complementary color is #42B1B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B14243?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.73:1 and white text 5.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.