All About Color #B23B2E

#B23B2E

About #B23B2E

#B23B2E is a medium red color with the hex code #B23B2E. In RGB it is red 178, green 59, blue 46; in HSL it is hue 6°, saturation 59%, lightness 44%; in CMYK it is 0%, 67%, 74%, 30%. Its contrast ratio is 5.90:1 on white and 3.56:1 on black.

#B23B2E Color Conversion

Hex tripletB2, 3B, 2E
CMYK0.00%, 66.85%, 74.16%, 30.20%
RGB Decimal178, 59, 46
HSL6°, 59%, 44%
RGB Octal262, 73, 56
HSV (HSB)5.91°, 74.16%, 69.80%
RGB Binary10110010, 111011, 101110
CIE-L*AB42.45, 47.53, 34.41
RGB Percent69.80%, 23.14%, 18.04%
CIE-L*CH42.45, 58.68, 35.90
XYZ20.42, 12.79, 3.98
CIE-L*UV42.45, 91.84, 24.89
xyY0.55, 0.34, 12.79
Hunter-Lab35.76, 39.32, 18.44
RYB69.80%, 23.69%, 18.04%

Color Accessibility Scores

#B23B2E on a dark background: contrast 3.56:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#B23B2E on a light background: contrast 5.90:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #B23B2E, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #B23B2E. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#B23B2E · #D77065 · #69231B · #2EA5B2 · #65CCD7

Analogous palette

#B22EA5 · #B22E63 · #B23B2E · #B27D2E · #A5B22E

Triadic palette

#B23B2E · #2EB23B · #3B2EB2 · #D77065 · #65D770

Tetradic palette

#B23B2E · #63B22E · #2EA5B2 · #7D2EB2 · #69231B

Monochromatic palette

#39130F · #76271E · #B23B2E · #D46559 · #E49D96

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