All About Color #B8402E

#B8402E

About #B8402E

#B8402E is a medium red color with the hex code #B8402E. In RGB it is red 184, green 64, blue 46; in HSL it is hue 8°, saturation 60%, lightness 45%; in CMYK it is 0%, 65%, 75%, 28%. Its contrast ratio is 5.51:1 on white and 3.81:1 on black.

#B8402E Color Conversion

Hex tripletB8, 40, 2E
CMYK0.00%, 65.22%, 75.00%, 27.84%
RGB Decimal184, 64, 46
HSL8°, 60%, 45%
RGB Octal270, 100, 56
HSV (HSB)7.83°, 75.00%, 72.16%
RGB Binary10111000, 1000000, 101110
CIE-L*AB44.31, 47.47, 36.77
RGB Percent72.16%, 25.10%, 18.04%
CIE-L*CH44.31, 60.04, 37.76
XYZ22.09, 14.05, 4.13
CIE-L*UV44.31, 93.57, 27.25
xyY0.55, 0.35, 14.05
Hunter-Lab37.49, 39.59, 19.71
RYB72.16%, 26.16%, 18.04%

Color Accessibility Scores

#B8402E on a dark background: contrast 3.81:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#B8402E on a light background: contrast 5.51:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #B8402E, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #B8402E. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#B8402E · #D97768 · #6E271C · #2EA5B8 · #68CAD9

Analogous palette

#B82EA5 · #B82E60 · #B8402E · #B8852E · #A5B82E

Triadic palette

#B8402E · #2EB840 · #402EB8 · #D97768 · #68D977

Tetradic palette

#B8402E · #60B82E · #2EA5B8 · #852EB8 · #6E271C

Monochromatic palette

#3D150F · #7A2B1F · #B8402E · #D66C5C · #E6A399

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