What color is #B5462A?

#B5462A is a moderate red, closest to the named color Crimson Boy. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5462A?

The RGB value is 181, 70, 42: 181 red, 70 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5462A?

The complementary color is #2A99B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5462A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5462A color

#B5462A rgb(181, 70, 42)

Shades of brown

The hex color #B5462A is a moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 27.5% green and 16.5% blue (181, 70, 42).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 62% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 61% magenta, 77% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Crimson Boy (#B44933), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.42:1).

#B5462A color codes

HEX	`#B5462A`
RGB	`rgb(181, 70, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 27.5%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 62%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 77%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 61%, 77%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.76, 43.52, 39.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.76, 58.62, 42.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.666, 14.374, 3.824)`
Decimal	`11879978`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5462A, 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 #B5462A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#B5462A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	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 #B5462A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5462a; }
.text { color: #b5462a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5462a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 70 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5462a, #b58c2a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rust.

Questions

What color is #B5462A?: #B5462A is a moderate red, closest to the named color Crimson Boy. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5462A?: The RGB value is 181, 70, 42: 181 red, 70 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5462A?: The complementary color is #2A99B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5462A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.