Information about #B1252A color

#B1252A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B1252A falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(177, 37, 42) — 69.4% red, 14.5% green, 16.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 55 / 53 / 31. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A energetic, saturated earthy red, #B1252A sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Designers typically reach for tones like this for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Upsdell Red (#AE2029). Nearby in the Register you will also find Aesthetic Red (#B22B27) and Mary A. Cummings (#B72126).

In RGB terms — rgb(177, 37, 42) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 6.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.2:1. No one has named #B1252A so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#B1252A color variations

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

#B1252A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B1252A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#8D1D21

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#6A1619

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#460E10

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#230708

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Black

#000000

#B1252A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#A83539

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#A04649

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#8B6B6C

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Grey

#808080

#B1252A color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#B09025

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#B05825

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#B02561

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#B02599

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#9025B0

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#B1252A 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
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#25B1AC
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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
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#2570B1
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#25B166
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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
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#B12570
#B12570

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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
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#2AB125
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#252AB1
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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#B1AC25
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#25B1AC
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#252AB1
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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#70B125
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#25B1AC
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#6625B1
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Nearest named colors to #B1252A

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

Upsdell Red color link
Upsdell Red

#AE2029

Aesthetic Red color link
Aesthetic Red

#B22B27

Mary A. Cummings color link
Mary A. Cummings

#B72126

Firebrick color link
Firebrick

#B22222

Hot Spot color link
Hot Spot

#B22833

Netherlands Red color link
Netherlands Red

#AE1C28

Old Glory Red color link
Old Glory Red

#B22234

American Red color link
American Red

#B32134

Rambutan Red color link
Rambutan Red

#A72127

Red Cola color link
Red Cola

#B62020

Del Toro color link
Del Toro

#B11D20

Auburn color link
Auburn

#A52A2A

#B1252A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B1252A
  • RGB177, 37, 42
  • CMYK0, 55, 53, 31
  • CSSrgb(177, 37, 42)
  • HSL358°, 65%, 42%
  • HSL Precise357.857°, 65.421%, 41.961%
  • HSV358°, 79%, 69%
  • HSB358°, 79%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.694
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.145
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.165
  • GLSLvec3(0.694, 0.145, 0.165)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.694, 0.145, 0.165, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.694, 0.145, 0.165)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB69.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB14.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB16.5%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB1252A
  • DECIMAL ID11609386
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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