Rust color: code #B7410E

Rust

#B7410E

Color codes

  • HEX#B7410E
  • RGBrgb(183, 65, 14)
  • HSLhsl(18, 86%, 39%)
  • HSVhsv(18, 92%, 72%)
  • CMYKcmyk(0%, 64%, 92%, 28%)
  • LABlab(44.1% 45.8 51.1)
  • OKLCHoklch(53.5% 0.163 39.5)

About the color Rust

Rust has the HEX code #B7410E, which corresponds to rgb(183, 65, 14) in the RGB model. On the color wheel its hue sits at 18°, with 86% saturation and 39% lightness (hsl(18, 86%, 39%)).

Because of its hue it reads as a warm color: it tends to feel energetic and close, and it visually “advances” in a composition.

As a background it calls for light text: white reaches a 5.56:1 contrast ratio on it, versus 3.77:1 for black.

For print, the approximate conversion is cmyk(0%, 64%, 92%, 28%). Always confirm with your printer’s color profile, because the result depends on paper and ink.

Lighter tints

Darker shades

Color combinations with Rust

Complementary

#B7410E · #0E86B9

Analogous

#B90E30 · #B7410E · #B9970E

Triadic

#B7410E · #0EB941 · #410EB9

Tetradic

#B7410E · #30B90E · #0E86B9 · #970EB9

Split-complementary

#B7410E · #0EB997 · #0E30B9

Monochromatic

#421705 · #8A310A · #B7410E · #EF6125 · #F4956C

Rust with white and black text

White text Aa Bb Cc 123
5.56:1 · AA
Black text Aa Bb Cc 123
3.77:1 · large text only

Test other pairs in the contrast checker

How to use it in CSS

:root {
  --color-rust: #B7410E;
  --color-rust-rgb: 183, 65, 14;
}

.elemento {
  background-color: var(--color-rust);
  color: #FFFFFF;
}