What color is #B35146?

#B35146 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Conker. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B35146?

The RGB value is 179, 81, 70: 179 red, 81 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B35146?

The complementary color is #46A8B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B35146?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.18:1 and white text 5.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B35146 color

#B35146 rgb(179, 81, 70)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B35146 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 31.8% green and 27.5% blue (179, 81, 70).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 44% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 55% magenta, 61% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Conker (#B94E41), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.02:1).

#B35146 color codes

HEX	`#B35146`
RGB	`rgb(179, 81, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 31.8%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 44%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 61%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 55%, 61%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.86, 38.99, 25.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.86, 46.74, 33.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.64, 15.914, 7.673)`
Decimal	`11751750`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B35146, 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 #B35146	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#B35146 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.18:1	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 #B35146 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b35146; }
.text { color: #b35146; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b35146; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 81 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b35146, #b38746); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #B35146?: #B35146 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Conker. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B35146?: The RGB value is 179, 81, 70: 179 red, 81 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B35146?: The complementary color is #46A8B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B35146?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.18:1 and white text 5.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.