Information about #B12816 color

#B12816 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B12816 falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(177, 40, 22) — 69.4% red, 15.7% green, 8.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 54 / 61 / 31. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A strongly colored earthy red, #B12816 occupies the middle of the lightness scale. 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 Vintage Red (#AF2413). Slightly further away sit Rustic Coral (#AE3415) and Firebrick (#B22222).

The recipe behind #B12816 is rgb(177, 40, 22), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 6.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.2:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B12816 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B12816 color variations

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

#B12816 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 #B12816

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

Vintage Red color link
Vintage Red

#AF2413

Rustic Coral color link
Rustic Coral

#AE3415

Firebrick color link
Firebrick

#B22222

Red Cola color link
Red Cola

#B62020

Carnelian color link
Carnelian

#B31B1B

Del Toro color link
Del Toro

#B11D20

Bonfire color link
Bonfire

#A62A20

Pulse color link
Pulse

#A41D19

Tabasco color link
Tabasco

#A02712

Chinese Red color link
Chinese Red

#AA381E

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B12816
  • RGB177, 40, 22
  • CMYK0, 54, 61, 31
  • CSSrgb(177, 40, 22)
  • HSL7°, 78%, 39%
  • HSL Precise6.968°, 77.889%, 39.02%
  • HSV7°, 88%, 69%
  • HSB7°, 88%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.694
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.157
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.086
  • GLSLvec3(0.694, 0.157, 0.086)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.694, 0.157, 0.086, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.694, 0.157, 0.086)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB69.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB15.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB8.6%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDB12816
  • DECIMAL ID11610134
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01