#b37366 Color Information

#b37366 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 #b37366. In RGB, it consists of 70.2% Red, 45.1% Green, and 40.0% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 35.8% Magenta, 43% Yellow, and 29.8% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 10.1°, with saturation of 33.6% and lightness of 55.1%. The decimal value for #b37366 is 11760486, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cc6666. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #b37366 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#b37366 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color179, 115, 102 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color70.2%, 45.1%, 40.0% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.298, 0.549, 0.600 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.358, 0.43, 0.298 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color10.1°, 33.6%, 55.1% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color10.1°, 43.0%, 70.2% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color27.119, 22.805, 15.543 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color179, 118, 102 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code11760486 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color54.870, 23.692, 17.666 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)54.870, 29.553, 36.710 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color54.870, 44.967, 18.011 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color47.754, 17.800, 14.130 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.414, 0.348, 22.805 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4289950566 / 0xffb37366 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cc6666 Copy
Last Updated: November 28, 2024

Shades of #b37366

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #b37366, its pure hue is 10.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 33.6%, and its lightness is 55.1%. 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 #b37366, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #160e0d to #9d6559.

Tints of #b37366

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #b37366, its pure hue is 10.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 33.6%, and its lightness is 55.1%. 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 #b37366, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #bd8579 to #f6eeec.

Tones of #b37366

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #b37366, its pure hue is 10.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 33.6%, 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 #b37366, which range from #8d8d8d (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ff411a (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #b37366

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #b37366! For #b37366, 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, #b37366. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #b37366

This color, #b37366, consists of 70.2% Red, 45.1% Green, and 40.0% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 179, Green = 115, Blue = 102. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #b37366 is 0% Cyan, 35.8% Magenta, 43% Yellow, and 29.8% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R70.2%
C0.0%
G45.1%
M35.8%
B40.0%
Y43.0%
K29.8%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 179 115 102
Octal 263 163 146
Hexa #b3 #73 #66
Binary 10110011 01110011 01100110
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 35 43 29
Octal 0 43 53 35
Hexa #00 #23 #2b #1d
Binary 00000000 00100011 00101011 00011101

Analogous Colors of #b37366

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #b37366 — which has hue 10.1° — its analogous colors are located at 10.1° and 340.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b37366.

Triadic Colors of #b37366

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 #b37366 — which has hue 10.1° — its triadic colors are located at 10.1° and 250.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b37366.

Complementary Color of #b37366

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #b37366 — which has hue 10.1° — its complementary color is located at 190.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b37366.

Split Complementary Colors of #b37366

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 #b37366 — which has hue 10.1° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 10.1° and 220.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b37366.

Tetradic Colors of #b37366

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 #b37366 — which has hue 10.1° — its tetradic colors are located at 280.1°, 10.1°, 100.1°, and 190.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b37366.

Monochromatic Colors of #b37366

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #b37366, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #614a45 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #e3b3a9 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #b37366

We want to make getting started with #b37366 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #b37366 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #b37366 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 #b37366 with other HTML elements.

#b37366 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #b37366.
<span style="color: #b37366;">The color of this text is #b37366.</span>

#b37366 Background Color

The background color for this text is #b37366.
<div style="background-color: #b37366; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #b37366.</div>

#b37366 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #b37366.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #b37366;">This color for the shadow of this text is #b37366.</span>

#b37366 Border Color

This is a div with border color #b37366.
<div style="border: #b37366 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #b37366.</div>

#b37366 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #b37366 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #b37366; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #b37366 on a white background.</div></div>

#b37366 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #b37366 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #b37366; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #b37366 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #b37366 to White

This is a gradient from #b37366 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#b37366,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#b37366,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#b37366,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#b37366,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #b37366 to white.</div>

Gradient from #b37366 to Black

This is a gradient from #b37366 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#b37366,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#b37366,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#b37366,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#b37366,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #b37366 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #b37366

In addition to using #b37366 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 #b37366 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #b37366, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 179, Green = 115, Blue = 102). If you need details about the color coordinates of #b37366 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 #b37366
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(179, 115, 102)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #b37366; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #b37366; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #b37366; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(179, 115, 102);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#b37366")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:179, green:115, blue:102, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:179 green:115 blue:102 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(179f, 115f, 102f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(179, 115, 102);
 

#b37366 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #b37366 the same way. For those with color blindness, #b37366 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #b37366 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #b37366 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 #b37366 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 #b37366 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 #b37366 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 3.8:1 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 #b37366 would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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