What color is #B23E24?

#B23E24 is a moderate red, closest to the named color Bricky Brick. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B23E24?

The RGB value is 178, 62, 36: 178 red, 62 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B23E24?

The complementary color is #2498B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B23E24?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.61:1 and white text 5.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B23E24 color

#B23E24 rgb(178, 62, 36)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B23E24 is a moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 24.3% green and 14.1% blue (178, 62, 36).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 66% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 65% magenta, 80% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Bricky Brick (#B33A22), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.82:1).

#B23E24 color codes

HEX	`#B23E24`
RGB	`rgb(178, 62, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 24.3%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 66%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 80%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 65%, 80%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.82, 45.83, 40.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.82, 61.01, 41.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.403, 13.041, 3.111)`
Decimal	`11681316`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B23E24, 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 #B23E24	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#B23E24 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	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 #B23E24 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b23e24; }
.text { color: #b23e24; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b23e24; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 62 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b23e24, #b28524); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rust.

Questions

What color is #B23E24?: #B23E24 is a moderate red, closest to the named color Bricky Brick. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B23E24?: The RGB value is 178, 62, 36: 178 red, 62 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B23E24?: The complementary color is #2498B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B23E24?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.61:1 and white text 5.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.