#b25173 Color Information

#b25173 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 #b25173. In RGB, it consists of 69.8% Red, 31.8% Green, and 45.1% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 54.5% Magenta, 35.4% Yellow, and 30.2% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 339.0°, with saturation of 38.6% and lightness of 50.8%. The decimal value for #b25173 is 11686259, and its nearest "web safe" color is #996666. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #b25173 is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is red.
  • HexHex code for this color#b25173 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color178, 81, 115 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color69.8%, 31.8%, 45.1% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.302, 0.682, 0.549 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.545, 0.354, 0.302 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color339.0°, 38.6%, 50.8% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color339.0°, 54.5%, 69.8% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color24.397, 16.588, 18.136 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color178, 81, 115 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code11686259 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color47.736, 43.038, -0.151 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)47.736, 43.038, 359.799 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color47.736, 62.077, -7.855 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color40.728, 35.652, 2.109 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.413, 0.281, 16.588 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4289876339 / 0xffb25173 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#996666 Copy
Last Updated: December 4, 2024

Shades of #b25173

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #b25173, its pure hue is 339.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 38.6%, and its lightness is 50.8%. 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 #b25173, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #160a0e to #9c4765.

Tints of #b25173

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #b25173, its pure hue is 339.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 38.6%, and its lightness is 50.8%. 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 #b25173, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #bc6785 to #f5e9ee.

Tones of #b25173

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #b25173, its pure hue is 339.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 38.6%, 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 #b25173, which range from #828282 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ff045c (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #b25173

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #b25173! For #b25173, 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, #b25173. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #b25173

This color, #b25173, consists of 69.8% Red, 31.8% Green, and 45.1% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 178, Green = 81, Blue = 115. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #b25173 is 0% Cyan, 54.5% Magenta, 35.4% Yellow, and 30.2% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R69.8%
C0.0%
G31.8%
M54.5%
B45.1%
Y35.4%
K30.2%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 178 81 115
Octal 262 121 163
Hexa #b2 #51 #73
Binary 10110010 01010001 01110011
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 54 35 30
Octal 0 66 43 36
Hexa #00 #36 #23 #1e
Binary 00000000 00110110 00100011 00011110

Analogous Colors of #b25173

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #b25173 — which has hue 339.0° — its analogous colors are located at 9.0° and 339.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b25173.

Triadic Colors of #b25173

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 #b25173 — which has hue 339.0° — its triadic colors are located at 99.0° and 339.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b25173.

Complementary Color of #b25173

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #b25173 — which has hue 339.0° — its complementary color is located at 159.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b25173.

Split Complementary Colors of #b25173

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 #b25173 — which has hue 339.0° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 129.0° and 339.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b25173.

Tetradic Colors of #b25173

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 #b25173 — which has hue 339.0° — its tetradic colors are located at 249.0°, 339.0°, 69.0°, and 159.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b25173.

Monochromatic Colors of #b25173

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #b25173, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #50363f — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #e59cb5 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #b25173

We want to make getting started with #b25173 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #b25173 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #b25173 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 #b25173 with other HTML elements.

#b25173 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #b25173.
<span style="color: #b25173;">The color of this text is #b25173.</span>

#b25173 Background Color

The background color for this text is #b25173.
<div style="background-color: #b25173; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #b25173.</div>

#b25173 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #b25173.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #b25173;">This color for the shadow of this text is #b25173.</span>

#b25173 Border Color

This is a div with border color #b25173.
<div style="border: #b25173 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #b25173.</div>

#b25173 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #b25173 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #b25173; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #b25173 on a white background.</div></div>

#b25173 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #b25173 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #b25173; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #b25173 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #b25173 to White

This is a gradient from #b25173 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#b25173,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#b25173,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#b25173,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#b25173,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #b25173 to white.</div>

Gradient from #b25173 to Black

This is a gradient from #b25173 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#b25173,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#b25173,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#b25173,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#b25173,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #b25173 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #b25173

In addition to using #b25173 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 #b25173 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #b25173, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 178, Green = 81, Blue = 115). If you need details about the color coordinates of #b25173 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 #b25173
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(178, 81, 115)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #b25173; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #b25173; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #b25173; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(178, 81, 115);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#b25173")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:178, green:81, blue:115, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:178 green:81 blue:115 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(178f, 81f, 115f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(178, 81, 115);
 

#b25173 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #b25173 the same way. For those with color blindness, #b25173 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #b25173 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #b25173 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 #b25173 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 #b25173 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 #b25173 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 4.9:1 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 #b25173 would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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