#b3282b

Color #b3282b

A moderately saturated medium red.

Closest named color Firebrick #b22222 · ΔE 4.38 Nearest Tailwind class rose-700 #c70036 · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b3282b

RGB

rgb(179, 40, 43)

HSL

hsl(358.7, 63.5%, 42.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(358.7, 77.7%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 77.7%, 76%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(40.05, 54.76, 33.53)

LCH

lch(40.05, 64.21, 31.48)

OKLCH

oklch(50.4%, 0.1752, 25.23)

HWB

hwb(358.7, 15.7%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#28b3b0

Analogous

#b32870

#b3282b

#b36a28

Triadic

#b3282b

#2bb328

#282bb3

Split-complementary

#b3282b

#28b36a

#2870b3

Tetradic

#b3282b

#b3b028

#28b3b0

#282bb3

Square

#b3282b

#70b328

#28b3b0

#6a28b3

Shades

Color #b3282b mixed toward black.

#952124

#771b1d

#591415

#3c0d0e

#1e0707

Tints

Color #b3282b mixed toward white.

#d3393c

#dc6063

#e4888a

#edb0b1

#f6d7d8

Tones

Color #b3282b mixed toward gray.

#a73436

#9c3f41

#904b4c

#855657

#796262

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.45:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.26:1

White text reads better on this background (6.45:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8d8c2a · ΔE 47.7

Deuteranopia

#939a2a · ΔE 52.8

Tritanopia

#af2a2a · ΔE 0.8

Achromatopsia

#5e5e5e · ΔE 26.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #b3282b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3282b]

Related colors

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pink #ffc0cb

Crimson #dc143c

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#b3282b (#b3282b) is rgb(179, 40, 43) in RGB.

No, #b3282b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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