#b22217 Color Information

#b22217 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #b22217. In RGB, it consists of 69.8% Red, 13.3% Green, and 9.0% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 80.9% Magenta, 87.1% Yellow, and 30.2% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 4.3°, with saturation of 77.1% and lightness of 39.4%. The decimal value for #b22217 is 11674135, and its nearest "web safe" color is #993300. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #b22217 is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is red.
  • HexHex code for this color#b22217 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color178, 34, 23 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color69.8%, 13.3%, 9.0% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.302, 0.867, 0.910 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.809, 0.871, 0.302 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color4.3°, 77.1%, 39.4% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color4.3°, 87.1%, 69.8% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color19.087, 10.671, 1.864 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color178, 35, 23 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code11674135 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color39.021, 55.641, 43.315 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)39.021, 70.513, 37.900 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color39.021, 109.276, 26.129 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color32.666, 47.131, 19.483 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.604, 0.337, 10.671 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4289864215 / 0xffb22217 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#993300 Copy
Last Updated: March 17, 2025

Shades of #b22217

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #b22217, its pure hue is 4.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 77.1%, and its lightness is 39.4%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #b22217, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #160403 to #9c1e14.

Tints of #b22217

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #b22217, its pure hue is 4.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 77.1%, and its lightness is 39.4%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #b22217, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #bc3e34 to #f5e3e2.

Tones of #b22217

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #b22217, its pure hue is 4.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 77.1%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #b22217, which range from #656565 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #c90e00 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #b22217

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #b22217! For #b22217, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #b22217. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #b22217

This color, #b22217, consists of 69.8% Red, 13.3% Green, and 9.0% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 178, Green = 34, Blue = 23. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #b22217 is 0% Cyan, 80.9% Magenta, 87.1% Yellow, and 30.2% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R69.8%
C0.0%
G13.3%
M80.9%
B9.0%
Y87.1%
K30.2%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 178 34 23
Octal 262 42 27
Hexa #b2 #22 #17
Binary 10110010 00100010 00010111
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 80 87 30
Octal 0 120 127 36
Hexa #00 #50 #57 #1e
Binary 00000000 01010000 01010111 00011110

Analogous Colors of #b22217

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #b22217 — which has hue 4.3° — its analogous colors are located at 4.3° and 334.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b22217.

Triadic Colors of #b22217

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #b22217 — which has hue 4.3° — its triadic colors are located at 4.3° and 244.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b22217.

Complementary Color of #b22217

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #b22217 — which has hue 4.3° — its complementary color is located at 184.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b22217.

Split Complementary Colors of #b22217

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #b22217 — which has hue 4.3° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 4.3° and 214.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b22217.

Tetradic Colors of #b22217

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #b22217 — which has hue 4.3° — its tetradic colors are located at 274.3°, 4.3°, 94.3°, and 184.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b22217.

Monochromatic Colors of #b22217

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #b22217, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #531611 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #f3483a (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #b22217

We want to make getting started with #b22217 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #b22217 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #b22217 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #b22217 with other HTML elements.

#b22217 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #b22217.
<span style="color: #b22217;">The color of this text is #b22217.</span>

#b22217 Background Color

The background color for this text is #b22217.
<div style="background-color: #b22217; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #b22217.</div>

#b22217 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #b22217.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #b22217;">This color for the shadow of this text is #b22217.</span>

#b22217 Border Color

This is a div with border color #b22217.
<div style="border: #b22217 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #b22217.</div>

#b22217 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #b22217 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #b22217; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #b22217 on a white background.</div></div>

#b22217 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #b22217 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #b22217; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #b22217 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #b22217 to White

This is a gradient from #b22217 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#b22217,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#b22217,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#b22217,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#b22217,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #b22217 to white.</div>

Gradient from #b22217 to Black

This is a gradient from #b22217 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#b22217,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#b22217,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#b22217,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#b22217,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #b22217 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #b22217

In addition to using #b22217 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #b22217 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #b22217, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 178, Green = 34, Blue = 23). If you need details about the color coordinates of #b22217 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #b22217
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(178, 34, 23)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #b22217; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #b22217; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #b22217; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(178, 34, 23);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#b22217")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:178, green:34, blue:23, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:178 green:34 blue:23 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(178f, 34f, 23f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(178, 34, 23);
 

#b22217 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #b22217 the same way. For those with color blindness, #b22217 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #b22217 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #b22217 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #b22217 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #b22217 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #b22217 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 6.7:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #b22217 would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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