#B5311C Color

#B5311C is rgb(181, 49, 28) in RGB and hsl(8, 73%, 41%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is FireBrick. White text is most readable on this background.

#B5311C

HEX#B5311C

RGBrgb(181, 49, 28)

HSLhsl(8, 73%, 41%)

HSVhsv(8, 85%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(51.5% 0.172 31.8)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 73%, 85%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B5311C background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text6.14:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.42:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B5311C based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B5311C Complementary#1CA1B5 Analogous#B51C54 Analogous#B57D1C Triadic#1CB531 Triadic#311CB5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B5311C, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#D83A22 #E15741 #E77665 #ED998C #F3B9B0 #F8D8D3

Shades

#9F2B19 #842415 #6E1E11 #58180E #42120A #280B06

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