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#B37265 Color

#B37265 is rgb(179, 114, 101) in RGB, hsl(10, 34%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 36%, 44%, 30%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Copper Penny (#AD6F69), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.61. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B37265
HEX#B37265
RGBrgb(179, 114, 101)
HSLhsl(10, 34%, 55%)
HSVhsv(10, 44%, 70%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 36%, 44%, 30%)
OKLCHoklch(61.8% 0.085 31.9)
LABlab(54.95% 25.28 18.47)
LCHlch(54.95% 31.30 36.16)

What #B37265 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 #B37265, 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.

#B37265 Channel Values

How #B37265 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 114 · B 1018-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 10° · S 34% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 10° · S 44% · V 70%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 36% · Y 44% · K 30%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.81:1 vs white · 5.51:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B37265 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.

Fails AAWhite text3.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B37265

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B37265; 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 #B37265

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 #B37265.

How #B37265 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#B37265
Protanopia#808065
Protanomaly#977B65
Deuteranopia#8C8C62
Deuteranomaly#9D8263
Tritanopia#B47070
Tritanomaly#B4716C
Achromatopsia#838383

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B37265 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b37265: #B37265;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B37265;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b37265': '#B37265' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.702, green: 0.447, blue: 0.396)
Android XML<color name="color_b37265">#B37265</color>
SVG fillfill="#B37265"

More Red Colors

#B37265 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#B37265 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B37265?

#B37265 is a mid-tone red — rgb(179, 114, 101) in RGB and hsl(10, 34%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Copper Penny (#AD6F69), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.61.

What is the RGB value of #B37265?

#B37265 is rgb(179, 114, 101) — red 179, green 114, and blue 101 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B37265?

#B37265 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 36%, 44%, 30%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B37265 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B37265 scores 3.81:1 against white and 5.51:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B37265 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B37265 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 rosybrown (#BC8F8F) at a CIE76 distance of 16.44, which is visibly different.

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