What color is #B84349?

#B84349 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Dragon’s Blood. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B84349?

The RGB value is 184, 67, 73: 184 red, 67 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B84349?

The complementary color is #43B8B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B84349?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B84349 color

#B84349 rgb(184, 67, 73)

Shades of red

The hex color #B84349 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 26.3% green and 28.6% blue (184, 67, 73).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 47% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 64% magenta, 60% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Dragon’s Blood (#B84048), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.33:1).

#B84349 color codes

HEX	`#B84349`
RGB	`rgb(184, 67, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 26.3%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 47%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 64%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 64%, 60%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.2, 47.67, 22.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.2, 52.51, 24.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.979, 14.689, 7.927)`
Decimal	`12075849`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B84349, 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 #B84349	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#B84349 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	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 #B84349 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b84349; }
.text { color: #b84349; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b84349; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 67 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b84349, #b87743); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Brick Red.

Questions

What color is #B84349?: #B84349 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Dragon’s Blood. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B84349?: The RGB value is 184, 67, 73: 184 red, 67 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B84349?: The complementary color is #43B8B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B84349?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.