What color is #B45352?

#B45352 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Autumn Fire. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B45352?

The RGB value is 180, 83, 82: 180 red, 83 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B45352?

The complementary color is #52B3B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B45352?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B45352 color

#B45352 rgb(180, 83, 82)

Shades of red

The hex color #B45352 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 32.5% green and 32.2% blue (180, 83, 82).

Its hue angle is 1°, with 40% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 54% magenta, 54% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Autumn Fire (#C44E4F), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.88:1).

#B45352 color codes

HEX	`#B45352`
RGB	`rgb(180, 83, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 32.5%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(1, 40%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(1, 54%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 54%, 54%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.63, 39.3, 19.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.63, 43.95, 26.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.44, 16.502, 9.932)`
Decimal	`11817810`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B45352, 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 #B45352	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#B45352 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.3:1	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 #B45352 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b45352; }
.text { color: #b45352; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b45352; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 83 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b45352, #b48452); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Brick Red.

Questions

What color is #B45352?: #B45352 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Autumn Fire. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B45352?: The RGB value is 180, 83, 82: 180 red, 83 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B45352?: The complementary color is #52B3B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B45352?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.