#b52b4a Color Information

#b52b4a 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 #b52b4a. In RGB, it consists of 71.0% Red, 16.9% Green, and 29.0% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 76.2% Magenta, 59.1% Yellow, and 29% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 346.5°, with saturation of 61.6% and lightness of 43.9%. The decimal value for #b52b4a is 11873098, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cc3333. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #b52b4a is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is red.
  • HexHex code for this color#b52b4a Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color181, 43, 74 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color71.0%, 16.9%, 29.0% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.290, 0.831, 0.710 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.762, 0.591, 0.29 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color346.5°, 61.6%, 43.9% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color346.5°, 76.2%, 71.0% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color21.156, 12.046, 7.689 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color181, 43, 74 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code11873098 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color41.289, 56.083, 16.108 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)41.289, 58.350, 16.025 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color41.289, 95.766, 7.349 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color34.707, 48.068, 11.161 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.517, 0.295, 12.046 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4290063178 / 0xffb52b4a Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cc3333 Copy
Last Updated: March 28, 2024

Shades of #b52b4a

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #b52b4a, its pure hue is 346.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 61.6%, and its lightness is 43.9%. 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 #b52b4a, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #170509 to #9e2641.

Tints of #b52b4a

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #b52b4a, its pure hue is 346.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 61.6%, and its lightness is 43.9%. 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 #b52b4a, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #be4661 to #f6e5e8.

Tones of #b52b4a

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #b52b4a, its pure hue is 346.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 61.6%, 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 #b52b4a, which range from #707070 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #e00032 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #b52b4a

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #b52b4a! For #b52b4a, 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, #b52b4a. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #b52b4a

This color, #b52b4a, consists of 71.0% Red, 16.9% Green, and 29.0% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 181, Green = 43, Blue = 74. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #b52b4a is 0% Cyan, 76.2% Magenta, 59.1% Yellow, and 29% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R71.0%
C0.0%
G16.9%
M76.2%
B29.0%
Y59.1%
K29.0%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 181 43 74
Octal 265 53 112
Hexa #b5 #2b #4a
Binary 10110101 00101011 01001010
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 76 59 29
Octal 0 114 73 35
Hexa #00 #4c #3b #1d
Binary 00000000 01001100 00111011 00011101

Analogous Colors of #b52b4a

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #b52b4a — which has hue 346.5° — its analogous colors are located at 16.5° and 346.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b52b4a.

Triadic Colors of #b52b4a

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 #b52b4a — which has hue 346.5° — its triadic colors are located at 106.5° and 346.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b52b4a.

Complementary Color of #b52b4a

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #b52b4a — which has hue 346.5° — its complementary color is located at 166.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b52b4a.

Split Complementary Colors of #b52b4a

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 #b52b4a — which has hue 346.5° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 136.5° and 346.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b52b4a.

Tetradic Colors of #b52b4a

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 #b52b4a — which has hue 346.5° — its tetradic colors are located at 256.5°, 346.5°, 76.5°, and 166.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b52b4a.

Monochromatic Colors of #b52b4a

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #b52b4a, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #50202b — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #ee6281 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #b52b4a

We want to make getting started with #b52b4a on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #b52b4a into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #b52b4a 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 #b52b4a with other HTML elements.

#b52b4a Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #b52b4a.
<span style="color: #b52b4a;">The color of this text is #b52b4a.</span>

#b52b4a Background Color

The background color for this text is #b52b4a.
<div style="background-color: #b52b4a; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #b52b4a.</div>

#b52b4a Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #b52b4a.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #b52b4a;">This color for the shadow of this text is #b52b4a.</span>

#b52b4a Border Color

This is a div with border color #b52b4a.
<div style="border: #b52b4a 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #b52b4a.</div>

#b52b4a Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #b52b4a on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #b52b4a; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #b52b4a on a white background.</div></div>

#b52b4a Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #b52b4a on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #b52b4a; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #b52b4a on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #b52b4a to White

This is a gradient from #b52b4a to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#b52b4a,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#b52b4a,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#b52b4a,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#b52b4a,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #b52b4a to white.</div>

Gradient from #b52b4a to Black

This is a gradient from #b52b4a to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#b52b4a,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#b52b4a,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#b52b4a,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#b52b4a,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #b52b4a to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #b52b4a

In addition to using #b52b4a 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 #b52b4a in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #b52b4a, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 181, Green = 43, Blue = 74). If you need details about the color coordinates of #b52b4a 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 #b52b4a
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(181, 43, 74)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #b52b4a; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #b52b4a; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #b52b4a; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(181, 43, 74);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#b52b4a")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:181, green:43, blue:74, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:181 green:43 blue:74 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(181f, 43f, 74f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(181, 43, 74);
 

#b52b4a Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #b52b4a the same way. For those with color blindness, #b52b4a might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #b52b4a looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #b52b4a 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 #b52b4a 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 #b52b4a 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 #b52b4a 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 6.2:1 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 #b52b4a would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

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WCAG AAA
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