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#B63A11 Color

#B63A11 is rgb(182, 58, 17) in RGB, hsl(15, 83%, 39%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 68%, 91%, 29%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Rust (#B7410E), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.4. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B63A11
HEX#B63A11
RGBrgb(182, 58, 17)
HSLhsl(15, 83%, 39%)
HSVhsv(15, 91%, 71%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 68%, 91%, 29%)
OKLCHoklch(52.5% 0.167 36.7)
LABlab(43.47% 49.68 50.39)
LCHlch(43.47% 70.76 45.41)

What #B63A11 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 #B63A11, 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.

#B63A11 Channel Values

How #B63A11 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 182 · G 58 · B 178-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 15° · S 83% · L 39%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 15° · S 91% · V 71%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 68% · Y 91% · K 29%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.83:1 vs white · 3.6:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B63A11 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 text5.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B63A11

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B63A11; 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 #B63A11

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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How #B63A11 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#B63A11
Protanopia#5F5F0C
Protanomaly#8A530E
Deuteranopia#777700
Deuteranomaly#946400
Tritanopia#B73737
Tritanomaly#B6382C
Achromatopsia#656565

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Using #B63A11 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b63a11: #B63A11;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B63A11;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b63a11': '#B63A11' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.714, green: 0.227, blue: 0.067)
Android XML<color name="color_b63a11">#B63A11</color>
SVG fillfill="#B63A11"

More Brown Colors

#B63A11 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#B63A11 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B63A11?

#B63A11 is a dark brown — rgb(182, 58, 17) in RGB and hsl(15, 83%, 39%) 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 3.4.

What is the RGB value of #B63A11?

#B63A11 is rgb(182, 58, 17) — red 182, green 58, and blue 17 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B63A11?

#B63A11 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 68%, 91%, 29%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B63A11 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #B63A11 scores 5.83:1 against white and 3.6:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B63A11 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B63A11 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 13.66, which is visibly different.

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