#B53C0D Color

#B53C0D is rgb(181, 60, 13) in RGB, hsl(17, 87%, 38%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 67%, 93%, 29%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Rust (#B7410E), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.87. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B53C0D

HEX#B53C0D

RGBrgb(181, 60, 13)

HSLhsl(17, 87%, 38%)

HSVhsv(17, 93%, 71%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 67%, 93%, 29%)

OKLCHoklch(52.6% 0.165 38.1)

LABlab(43.57% 48.50 51.69)

LCHlch(43.57% 70.88 46.83)

What #B53C0D 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 #B53C0D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Rust#B7410EΔE 1.87 Metallic Brown#AC4313ΔE 7.03 Mahogany#C04000ΔE 7.12 Lemon Iced Tea#BD3000ΔE 8.48 Sinopia#CB410BΔE 9.35 Rufous#A81C07ΔE 9.56

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

#B53C0D Channel Values

How #B53C0D breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 181 · G 60 · B 13	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 17° · S 87% · L 38%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 17° · S 93% · V 71%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 67% · Y 93% · K 29%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	5.81:1 vs white · 3.62:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B53C0D 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 text5.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text3.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B53C0D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B53C0D; 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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Complementary

Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #B53C0D

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.

Tints

Shades

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How #B53C0D 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#B53C0D

Protanopia#606007

Protanomaly#8A540A

Deuteranopia#777700

Deuteranomaly#946400

Tritanopia#B63838

Tritanomaly#B63A2C

Achromatopsia#656565

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Using #B53C0D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b53c0d: #B53C0D;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B53C0D;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b53c0d': '#B53C0D' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.710, green: 0.235, blue: 0.051)

Android XML<color name="color_b53c0d">#B53C0D</color>

SVG fillfill="#B53C0D"

More Brown Colors

#B53C0D sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

100c08 e17100 1b0d04 e15501 1c1917 e05e00 1f0800 e04000 1f1400 db8f00 241205 db7900 34240e 461901 503607 5c3f19 693507 7a2100 825221 8b6f47 993300 a8732e bd3000 cc3300

#B53C0D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B53C0D?

#B53C0D is a dark brown — rgb(181, 60, 13) in RGB and hsl(17, 87%, 38%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Rust (#B7410E), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.87.

What is the RGB value of #B53C0D?

#B53C0D is rgb(181, 60, 13) — red 181, green 60, and blue 13 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B53C0D?

#B53C0D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 67%, 93%, 29%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B53C0D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #B53C0D scores 5.81:1 against white and 3.62:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B53C0D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B53C0D 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 15.36, which is visibly different.

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