#B6493A

A medium, moderate red closely aligning with Brown.

About #B6493A

When working with digital screens, the color #B6493A is rendered by mixing light. Its closest recognized web color is Brown. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 182, 73, and 58.

For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 60% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #FFFFFF text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#B6493A
RGB182, 73, 58
HSL7.3°, 51.7%, 47.1%
CMYK0%, 60%, 68%, 29%
HSV7.3°, 68.1%, 71.4%
LAB45.7, 43.3, 31.4
XYZ22.4, 15.0, 5.7
Decimal11946298

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

5.25:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
4.00:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
5.01:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
3.40:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #B6493A; }
.text-color { color: #B6493A; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #B6493A; }

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