Close to Red Clay
#B35545
#B35545 is a mid-tone, muted red, close to the color Red Clay. In RGB it’s made of 70.2% red, 33.3% green, and 27.1% blue. Its hue is 9°, with 44% saturation and 49% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #B35545.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
4.88:1 AABlack text on this color
4.30:1 AA LargeThis color as text on white
4.88:1 AAThis color as text on black
4.30:1 AA LargeHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #B35545 as they’d see it.
#B35545 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #B35545
What color is #B35545?
#B35545 is a mid-tone, muted red, close to the color Red Clay. In RGB it’s made of 70.2% red, 33.3% green, and 27.1% blue. Its hue is 9°, with 44% saturation and 49% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #B35545 in RGB?
#B35545 is rgb(179, 85, 69): 179 red, 85 green, and 69 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #B35545 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 53, 61, 30). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #B35545?
PANTONE 7522 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #B35545?
Its complement #0B7D8C gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.