What color is #B43E40?

#B43E40 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Cherry Bomb. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B43E40?

The RGB value is 180, 62, 64: 180 red, 62 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B43E40?

The complementary color is #3EB4B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B43E40?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.7:1 and white text 5.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B43E40 color

#B43E40 rgb(180, 62, 64)

Shades of red

The hex color #B43E40 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 24.3% green and 25.1% blue (180, 62, 64).

Its hue angle is 359°, with 49% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 66% magenta, 64% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Cherry Bomb (#B73D3F), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.67:1).

#B43E40 color codes

HEX	`#B43E40`
RGB	`rgb(180, 62, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 24.3%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(359, 49%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(359, 66%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 66%, 64%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.54, 47.89, 25.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.54, 54.11, 27.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.473, 13.522, 6.329)`
Decimal	`11812416`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B43E40, 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 #B43E40	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#B43E40 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	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 #B43E40 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b43e40; }
.text { color: #b43e40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b43e40; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 62 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b43e40, #b4773e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cardinal Red.

Questions

What color is #B43E40?: #B43E40 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Cherry Bomb. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B43E40?: The RGB value is 180, 62, 64: 180 red, 62 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B43E40?: The complementary color is #3EB4B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B43E40?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.7:1 and white text 5.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.