RED

Rust

#B7410E

Conversions

HEX#B7410E

RGBrgb(183, 65, 14)

HSLhsl(18, 86%, 39%)

HSVhsv(18, 92%, 72%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 64%, 92%, 28%)

Copy CSS

color: #b7410e;
/* rgb  */ color: rgb(183, 65, 14);
/* hsl  */ color: hsl(18, 86%, 39%);

Contrast

On whitePass · 5.56 : 1

On ink blackFail · 3.44 : 1

Shades

Tints

Pairings

About Rust

Rust is the hex color #B7410E, which translates to rgb(183, 65, 14) in RGB and hsl(18, 86%, 39%) in HSL. On the color wheel it sits at 18 degrees, with a saturation of 86 percent and a lightness of 39 percent. That combination gives Rust a saturated mid tone: strong enough for buttons and links, still calm enough for larger areas.

How Rust compares

The closest standard CSS keyword is chocolate (#D2691E), a CIE76 distance of 15.8 away in CIELAB. That is a visible difference, so the keyword is not a substitute here. In the Tailwind CSS 4.3.1 palette the nearest token is amber-700 (#BB4D00), at a distance of 7.7. Inside this library the closest neighbour is Mahogany at 6.7. Sorted by lightness, Rust is number 4 of the 18 red colors here.

Text on Rust

One of the five common text colors below clears WCAG AA for normal text on Rust, led by White at 5.56:1. The ratios are computed with the WCAG relative luminance formula, the same one the contrast checker uses, which opens with Rust already loaded as the background.

Contrast of common text colors on Rust. AA normal text needs 4.5:1, AA large text and non-text elements need 3:1, AAA normal text needs 7:1.
Text color	Ratio	AA normal	AA large	AAA normal
White #FFFFFF	5.56:1	Pass	Pass	Fail
Ink black #0F0F12	3.44:1	Fail	Pass	Fail
Mid grey #6B7280	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Dark grey #374151	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Light grey #E5E7EB	4.49:1	Fail	Pass	Fail

Building a palette around Rust

The pairings above give you three classic starting points. The complementary color sits opposite on the wheel and works well as an accent that draws the eye. The analogous colors sit right beside Rust for calmer, harmonious combinations. The triadic pair spaces three hues evenly for a balanced, energetic palette. Open any swatch to explore it as its own color.

Full values for Rust

Format	Value
HEX	#B7410E
RGB	rgb(183, 65, 14)
HSL	hsl(18, 86%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(18, 92%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64%, 92%, 28%)
OKLCH	oklch(53.51% 0.1625 39.51)
CIELAB	lab(44.06 45.76 51.12)

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Last updated 5 August 2026 by FusionStudios. Every value on this page is computed by the same functions the tools use. How this is calculated.