What color is #B54142?

#B54142 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 #B54142?

The RGB value is 181, 65, 66: 181 red, 65 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B54142?

The complementary color is #41B5B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B54142?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.8:1 and white text 5.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B54142 color

#B54142 rgb(181, 65, 66)

Shades of red

The hex color #B54142 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 25.5% green and 25.9% blue (181, 65, 66).

Its hue angle is 359°, with 47% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 64% magenta, 64% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Cherry Bomb (#B73D3F), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.53:1).

#B54142 color codes

HEX	`#B54142`
RGB	`rgb(181, 65, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 25.5%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(359, 47%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(359, 64%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 64%, 64%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.23, 47.05, 24.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.23, 53.23, 27.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.932, 14.001, 6.701)`
Decimal	`11878722`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B54142, 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 #B54142	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#B54142 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	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 #B54142 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b54142; }
.text { color: #b54142; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b54142; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 65 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b54142, #b57a41); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cardinal Red.

Questions

What color is #B54142?: #B54142 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 #B54142?: The RGB value is 181, 65, 66: 181 red, 65 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B54142?: The complementary color is #41B5B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B54142?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.8:1 and white text 5.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.