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B24648

#B24648 Intrigue Red

#B24648 is a medium, moderately saturated red named Intrigue Red. In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 27.5% green and 28.2% blue (rgb(178, 70, 72)). Its HSL value is 359° hue, 44% saturation and 49% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 61% magenta, 60% yellow and 30% black. #B24648 is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.44:1.

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Variations of #B24648

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#B24648 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#B24648 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #B24648 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 72% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #7C7245
  • Protanopia 70% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #615B47
  • Protanomaly 80% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7E5946
  • Deuteranopia 72% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #7C7245
  • Deuteranomaly 81% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #8E6546
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C33248
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B93F48
  • Achromatopsia 72% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #6A6A6A
  • Achromatomaly 80% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #816263

#B24648 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.44:1 Good#B24648 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.86:1 Poor#B24648 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#B24648 in CSS

/* Intrigue Red */
.color { color: #B24648; }
.background { background-color: #B24648; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B24648; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(178 70 72);
color: hsl(359 44% 49%);
color: oklch(0.540 0.141 22.0);

#B24648 FAQ

What color is #B24648?

#B24648 is a medium, moderately saturated red. Its closest named color is Intrigue Red. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #B24648?

#B24648 is rgb(178, 70, 72) in RGB, hsl(359, 44%, 49%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 61%, 60%, 30%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #B24648?

The complementary color of #B24648 is #46B2B0, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #B24648?

White text has the best contrast on #B24648: 5.44:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #B24648 a warm or cool color?

#B24648 is a warm color.