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#B35966 Hot Flamingo

#B35966 is a medium, moderately saturated red named Hot Flamingo. In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 34.9% green and 40.0% blue (rgb(179, 89, 102)). Its HSL value is 351° hue, 37% saturation and 53% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 43% yellow and 30% black. #B35966 is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 4.63:1.

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Variations of #B35966

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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#B35966 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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#B35966 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #B35966 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 76% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #817B64
  • Protanopia 74% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #6B6A66
  • Protanomaly 82% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #846865
  • Deuteranopia 76% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #817B64
  • Deuteranomaly 84% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #927164
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C14F5E
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B95562
  • Achromatopsia 76% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #757575
  • Achromatomaly 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #886F71

#B35966 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.63:1 Good#B35966 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.54:1 Good#B35966 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#B35966 in CSS

/* Hot Flamingo */
.color { color: #B35966; }
.background { background-color: #B35966; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B35966; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(179 89 102);
color: hsl(351 37% 53%);
color: oklch(0.576 0.117 12.4);

#B35966 FAQ

What color is #B35966?

#B35966 is a medium, moderately saturated red. Its closest named color is Hot Flamingo. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #B35966?

#B35966 is rgb(179, 89, 102) in RGB, hsl(351, 37%, 53%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 50%, 43%, 30%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #B35966?

The complementary color of #B35966 is #59B3A6, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #B35966?

White text has the best contrast on #B35966: 4.63:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #B35966 a warm or cool color?

#B35966 is a warm color.