Information about #B0010E color

#B0010E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B0010E falls into the Red Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(176, 1, 14) — 69% red, 0.4% green, 5.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 69 / 64 / 31. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#B0010E is a maximally vivid earthy red that holds a balanced mid-tone. In practice it works well for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Darkish Red (#A90308). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Naga Red (#AB0707) and Strong Amaranth (#A80015).

In RGB terms — rgb(176, 1, 14) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #B0010E: 7.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.9:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B0010E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B0010E color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#B0010E color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #B0010E

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Darkish Red color link
Darkish Red

#A90308

Naga Red color link
Naga Red

#AB0707

Vibrant Ruby color link
Vibrant Ruby

#A7080D

Poppy color link
Poppy

#AC0019

HLH SG Red color link
HLH SG Red

#A30008

Strong Red color link
Strong Red

#A80000

Youtube Red color link
Youtube Red

#B2071D

UE Red color link
UE Red

#BA0001

Cranberry color link
Cranberry

#9F000F

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B0010E
  • RGB176, 1, 14
  • CMYK0, 69, 64, 31
  • CSSrgb(176, 1, 14)
  • HSL356°, 99%, 35%
  • HSL Precise355.543°, 98.87%, 34.706%
  • HSV356°, 99%, 69%
  • HSB356°, 99%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.690
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.004
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.055
  • GLSLvec3(0.690, 0.004, 0.055)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.690, 0.004, 0.055, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.690, 0.004, 0.055)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB69%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB0.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB5.5%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDB0010E
  • DECIMAL ID11534606
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01