#b5463a Color Information

#b5463a 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 #b5463a. In RGB, it consists of 71.0% Red, 27.5% Green, and 22.7% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 61.3% Magenta, 68% Yellow, and 29% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 5.9°, with saturation of 51.5% and lightness of 46.9%. The decimal value for #b5463a is 11879994, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cc3333. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #b5463a 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#b5463a Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color181, 70, 58 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color71.0%, 27.5%, 22.7% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.290, 0.725, 0.773 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.613, 0.68, 0.29 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color5.9°, 51.5%, 46.9% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color5.9°, 68.0%, 71.0% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color22.010, 14.510, 5.644 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color181, 71, 58 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code11879994 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color44.955, 44.304, 30.525 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)44.955, 53.802, 34.567 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color44.955, 84.905, 23.730 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color38.091, 36.480, 17.880 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.522, 0.344, 14.510 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4290070074 / 0xffb5463a Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cc3333 Copy
Last Updated: December 13, 2024

Shades of #b5463a

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #b5463a, its pure hue is 5.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 51.5%, and its lightness is 46.9%. 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 #b5463a, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #170907 to #9e3d33.

Tints of #b5463a

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #b5463a, its pure hue is 5.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 51.5%, and its lightness is 46.9%. 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 #b5463a, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #be5d53 to #f6e8e6.

Tones of #b5463a

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #b5463a, its pure hue is 5.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 51.5%, 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 #b5463a, which range from #787878 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ef1700 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #b5463a

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #b5463a! For #b5463a, 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, #b5463a. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #b5463a

This color, #b5463a, consists of 71.0% Red, 27.5% Green, and 22.7% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 181, Green = 70, Blue = 58. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #b5463a is 0% Cyan, 61.3% Magenta, 68% Yellow, and 29% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R71.0%
C0.0%
G27.5%
M61.3%
B22.7%
Y68.0%
K29.0%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 181 70 58
Octal 265 106 72
Hexa #b5 #46 #3a
Binary 10110101 01000110 00111010
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 61 67 29
Octal 0 75 103 35
Hexa #00 #3d #43 #1d
Binary 00000000 00111101 01000011 00011101

Analogous Colors of #b5463a

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #b5463a — which has hue 5.9° — its analogous colors are located at 5.9° and 335.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b5463a.

Triadic Colors of #b5463a

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 #b5463a — which has hue 5.9° — its triadic colors are located at 5.9° and 245.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b5463a.

Complementary Color of #b5463a

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #b5463a — which has hue 5.9° — its complementary color is located at 185.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b5463a.

Split Complementary Colors of #b5463a

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 #b5463a — which has hue 5.9° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 5.9° and 215.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b5463a.

Tetradic Colors of #b5463a

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 #b5463a — which has hue 5.9° — its tetradic colors are located at 275.9°, 5.9°, 95.9°, and 185.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b5463a.

Monochromatic Colors of #b5463a

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #b5463a, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #4c2f2c — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #ed857a (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #b5463a

We want to make getting started with #b5463a on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #b5463a into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #b5463a 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 #b5463a with other HTML elements.

#b5463a Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #b5463a.
<span style="color: #b5463a;">The color of this text is #b5463a.</span>

#b5463a Background Color

The background color for this text is #b5463a.
<div style="background-color: #b5463a; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #b5463a.</div>

#b5463a Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #b5463a.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #b5463a;">This color for the shadow of this text is #b5463a.</span>

#b5463a Border Color

This is a div with border color #b5463a.
<div style="border: #b5463a 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #b5463a.</div>

#b5463a Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #b5463a on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #b5463a; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #b5463a on a white background.</div></div>

#b5463a Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #b5463a on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #b5463a; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #b5463a on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #b5463a to White

This is a gradient from #b5463a to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#b5463a,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#b5463a,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#b5463a,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#b5463a,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #b5463a to white.</div>

Gradient from #b5463a to Black

This is a gradient from #b5463a to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#b5463a,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#b5463a,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#b5463a,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#b5463a,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #b5463a to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #b5463a

In addition to using #b5463a 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 #b5463a in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #b5463a, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 181, Green = 70, Blue = 58). If you need details about the color coordinates of #b5463a 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 #b5463a
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(181, 70, 58)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #b5463a; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #b5463a; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #b5463a; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(181, 70, 58);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#b5463a")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:181, green:70, blue:58, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:181 green:70 blue:58 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(181f, 70f, 58f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(181, 70, 58);
 

#b5463a Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #b5463a the same way. For those with color blindness, #b5463a might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #b5463a looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #b5463a 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 #b5463a 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 #b5463a 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 #b5463a 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 5.4:1 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 #b5463a 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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