All About Color #B3281E

#B3281E

About #B3281E

#B3281E is a medium red color with the hex code #B3281E. In RGB it is red 179, green 40, blue 30; in HSL it is hue 4°, saturation 71%, lightness 41%; in CMYK it is 0%, 78%, 83%, 30%. Its contrast ratio is 6.48:1 on white and 3.24:1 on black.

#B3281E Color Conversion

Hex tripletB3, 28, 1E
CMYK0.00%, 77.65%, 83.24%, 29.80%
RGB Decimal179, 40, 30
HSL4°, 71%, 41%
RGB Octal263, 50, 36
HSV (HSB)4.03°, 83.24%, 70.20%
RGB Binary10110011, 101000, 11110
CIE-L*AB39.91, 54.34, 40.65
RGB Percent70.20%, 15.69%, 11.76%
CIE-L*CH39.91, 67.86, 36.80
XYZ19.58, 11.20, 2.36
CIE-L*UV39.91, 106.22, 25.67
xyY0.59, 0.34, 11.20
Hunter-Lab33.46, 45.92, 19.24
RYB70.20%, 15.97%, 11.76%

Color Accessibility Scores

#B3281E on a dark background: contrast 3.24:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#B3281E on a light background: contrast 6.48:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #B3281E, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#B3281E · #E1564C · #641711 · #1EA9B3 · #4CD7E1

Analogous palette

#B31EA9 · #B31E5F · #B3281E · #B3721E · #A9B31E

Triadic palette

#B3281E · #1EB328 · #281EB3 · #E1564C · #4CE156

Tetradic palette

#B3281E · #5FB31E · #1EA9B3 · #721EB3 · #641711

Monochromatic palette

#300B08 · #711A13 · #B3281E · #DE4A3F · #EA8881

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