Information about #B0112C color

#B0112C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B0112C falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(176, 17, 44) — 69% red, 6.7% green, 17.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 62 / 52 / 31. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #B0112C reads as a strongly colored earthy red and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Wine Red (#B11226). Slightly further away sit Cadmium Purple (#B60C26) and Red Pepper (#BB112A).

In RGB terms — rgb(176, 17, 44) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 7.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 3.0:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B0112C is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B0112C color variations

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

#B0112C 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 #B0112C

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

Wine Red color link
Wine Red

#B11226

Red Pepper color link
Red Pepper

#BB112A

Norway Red color link
Norway Red

#BA0C2F

Falcons Red color link
Falcons Red

#A71930

Rouge color link
Rouge

#AB1239

Upsdell Red color link
Upsdell Red

#AE2029

Del Toro color link
Del Toro

#B11D20

Red Tape color link
Red Tape

#B3002F

Rosy Red color link
Rosy Red

#A11A2E

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B0112C
  • RGB176, 17, 44
  • CMYK0, 62, 52, 31
  • CSSrgb(176, 17, 44)
  • HSL350°, 82%, 38%
  • HSL Precise349.811°, 82.383%, 37.843%
  • HSV350°, 90%, 69%
  • HSB350°, 90%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.690
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.067
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.173
  • GLSLvec3(0.690, 0.067, 0.173)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.690, 0.067, 0.173, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.690, 0.067, 0.173)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB69%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB6.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB17.3%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDB0112C
  • DECIMAL ID11538732
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01