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#B0350C Color

#B0350C is rgb(176, 53, 12) in RGB, hsl(15, 87%, 37%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 70%, 93%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Rust (#B7410E), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.4. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B0350C
HEX#B0350C
RGBrgb(176, 53, 12)
HSLhsl(15, 87%, 37%)
HSVhsv(15, 93%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 70%, 93%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(50.9% 0.166 36.3)
LABlab(41.59% 49.50 50.30)
LCHlch(41.59% 70.57 45.46)

What #B0350C Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #B0350C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every brown in the library.

#B0350C Channel Values

How #B0350C breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 176 · G 53 · B 128-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 15° · S 87% · L 37%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 15° · S 93% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 70% · Y 93% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.25:1 vs white · 3.36:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B0350C background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text6.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B0350C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B0350C; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #B0350C

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B0350C.

How #B0350C Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#B0350C
Protanopia#5B5B06
Protanomaly#854E09
Deuteranopia#727200
Deuteranomaly#8F5F00
Tritanopia#B13232
Tritanomaly#B03327
Achromatopsia#606060

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B0350C in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-b0350c: #B0350C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B0350C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b0350c': '#B0350C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.690, green: 0.208, blue: 0.047)
Android XML<color name="color_b0350c">#B0350C</color>
SVG fillfill="#B0350C"

More Brown Colors

#B0350C sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#B0350C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B0350C?

#B0350C is a dark brown — rgb(176, 53, 12) in RGB and hsl(15, 87%, 37%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Rust (#B7410E), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.4.

What is the RGB value of #B0350C?

#B0350C is rgb(176, 53, 12) — red 176, green 53, and blue 12 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B0350C?

#B0350C converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 70%, 93%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B0350C be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #B0350C scores 6.25:1 against white and 3.36:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B0350C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B0350C is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is firebrick (#B22222) at a CIE76 distance of 13.3, which is visibly different.

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