Palettes / Colors / #B13541

#B13541 — Muted Red

#B13541 is a red color we call Muted Red, closest to the named color Brown (#A52A2A). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: brown (#A52A2A) — not an exact match. CSS brown gives you #A52A2A, a different color; use #B13541 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#B13541 is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #35B1A4; it also sits naturally between #B1357F and #B16635. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 69% · Green 21% · Blue 25%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 70% · Yellow 63% · Key 31%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #B13541

.text { color: #B13541; }
.background { background-color: #B13541; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B13541; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(177, 53, 65); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(354, 54%, 45%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B13541; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(177, 53, 65, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B13541; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(177, 53, 65, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B13541">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B13541">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #35B1A4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B13541: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #B13541

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #B13541 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #B13541 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #B13541?

#B13541 is Muted Red, a red color (RGB 177, 53, 65). Its closest standard named color is Brown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B13541?

#B13541 is RGB 177, 53, 65 — HSL 354°, 54%, 45% — CMYK 0%, 70%, 63%, 31%.

What colors go with #B13541?

Its complement is #35B1A4; analogous partners are #B1357F and #B16635. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B13541 for text?

White text on #B13541 has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.45:1.