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#B33629 Color

#B33629 is rgb(179, 54, 41) in RGB, hsl(6, 63%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 70%, 77%, 30%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is International Orange (Golden Gate Bridge) (#C0362C), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.32. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B33629
HEX#B33629
RGBrgb(179, 54, 41)
HSLhsl(6, 63%, 43%)
HSVhsv(6, 77%, 70%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 70%, 77%, 30%)
OKLCHoklch(51.8% 0.164 29.6)
LABlab(42.47% 50.65 37.90)
LCHlch(42.47% 63.26 36.80)

What #B33629 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 #B33629, 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 red in the library.

#B33629 Channel Values

How #B33629 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 179 · G 54 · B 418-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 6° · S 63% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 6° · S 77% · V 70%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 70% · Y 77% · K 30%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.04:1 vs white · 3.48:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B33629 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 text6.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B33629

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B33629; 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 #B33629

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 #B33629.

How #B33629 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#B33629
Protanopia#5C5C27
Protanomaly#885028
Deuteranopia#74741B
Deuteranomaly#916121
Tritanopia#B33535
Tritanomaly#B33530
Achromatopsia#636363

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B33629 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b33629: #B33629;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B33629;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b33629': '#B33629' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.702, green: 0.212, blue: 0.161)
Android XML<color name="color_b33629">#B33629</color>
SVG fillfill="#B33629"

More Red Colors

#B33629 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#B33629 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B33629?

#B33629 is a mid-tone red — rgb(179, 54, 41) in RGB and hsl(6, 63%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is International Orange (Golden Gate Bridge) (#C0362C), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.32.

What is the RGB value of #B33629?

#B33629 is rgb(179, 54, 41) — red 179, green 54, and blue 41 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B33629?

#B33629 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 70%, 77%, 30%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B33629 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #B33629 scores 6.04:1 against white and 3.48:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B33629 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B33629 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 6.62, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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