#B63342

A medium, moderate red closely aligning with Brown.

About #B63342

When working with digital screens, the color #B63342 is rendered by mixing light. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Brown. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 182, 51, and 66.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 72% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#B63342
RGB182, 51, 66
HSL353.1°, 56.2%, 45.7%
CMYK0%, 72%, 64%, 29%
HSV353.1°, 72.0%, 71.4%
LAB42.3, 53.1, 22.5
XYZ21.5, 12.7, 6.5
Decimal11940674

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

5.93:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.54:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
5.67:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
3.01:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #B63342; }
.text-color { color: #B63342; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #B63342; }

Similar Colors

Brown
#A52A2A