All About Color #B53C17

#B53C17

About #B53C17

#B53C17 is a medium red color with the hex code #B53C17. In RGB it is red 181, green 60, blue 23; in HSL it is hue 14°, saturation 77%, lightness 40%; in CMYK it is 0%, 67%, 87%, 29%. Its contrast ratio is 5.80:1 on white and 3.62:1 on black.

#B53C17 Color Conversion

Hex tripletB5, 3C, 17
CMYK0.00%, 66.85%, 87.29%, 29.02%
RGB Decimal181, 60, 23
HSL14°, 77%, 40%
RGB Octal265, 74, 27
HSV (HSB)14.05°, 87.29%, 70.98%
RGB Binary10110101, 111100, 10111
CIE-L*AB42.94, 47.39, 46.78
RGB Percent70.98%, 23.53%, 9.02%
CIE-L*CH42.94, 66.59, 44.63
XYZ20.83, 13.12, 2.24
CIE-L*UV42.94, 96.87, 32.35
xyY0.58, 0.36, 13.12
Hunter-Lab36.22, 39.26, 21.68
RYB70.98%, 27.97%, 9.02%

Color Accessibility Scores

#B53C17 on a dark background: contrast 3.62:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#B53C17 on a light background: contrast 5.80:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #B53C17, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #B53C17. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#B53C17 · #E66841 · #63210D · #1790B5 · #41C0E6

Analogous palette

#B51790 · #B51741 · #B53C17 · #B58B17 · #90B517

Triadic palette

#B53C17 · #17B53C · #3C17B5 · #E66841 · #41E668

Tetradic palette

#B53C17 · #41B517 · #1790B5 · #8B17B5 · #63210D

Monochromatic palette

#2D0F06 · #71260F · #B53C17 · #E55D34 · #ED9378

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