All About Color #B8492E

#B8492E

About #B8492E

#B8492E is a medium red color with the hex code #B8492E. In RGB it is red 184, green 73, blue 46; in HSL it is hue 12°, saturation 60%, lightness 45%; in CMYK it is 0%, 60%, 75%, 28%. Its contrast ratio is 5.21:1 on white and 4.03:1 on black.

#B8492E Color Conversion

Hex tripletB8, 49, 2E
CMYK0.00%, 60.33%, 75.00%, 27.84%
RGB Decimal184, 73, 46
HSL12°, 60%, 45%
RGB Octal270, 111, 56
HSV (HSB)11.74°, 75.00%, 72.16%
RGB Binary10111000, 1001001, 101110
CIE-L*AB45.84, 43.39, 38.43
RGB Percent72.16%, 28.63%, 18.04%
CIE-L*CH45.84, 57.97, 41.53
XYZ22.64, 15.15, 4.32
CIE-L*UV45.84, 87.43, 30.06
xyY0.54, 0.36, 15.15
Hunter-Lab38.93, 35.71, 20.67
RYB72.16%, 31.20%, 18.04%

Color Accessibility Scores

#B8492E on a dark background: contrast 4.03:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#B8492E on a light background: contrast 5.21:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #B8492E, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#B8492E · #D97F68 · #6E2C1C · #2E9CB8 · #68C3D9

Analogous palette

#B82E9C · #B82E57 · #B8492E · #B88E2E · #9CB82E

Triadic palette

#B8492E · #2EB849 · #492EB8 · #D97F68 · #68D97F

Tetradic palette

#B8492E · #57B82E · #2E9CB8 · #8E2EB8 · #6E2C1C

Monochromatic palette

#3D180F · #7A311F · #B8492E · #D6745C · #E6A899

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