Information about #B2000C color

#B2000C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #B2000C is classified in the Register under the Red Color Family, with Full Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(178, 0, 12) — 69.8% red, 0% green, 4.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 70 / 65 / 30. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A pure, full-strength earthy red, #B2000C 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 a near neighbor of Darkish Red (#A90308). Slightly further away sit Naga Red (#AB0707) and Nationals Red (#AB0003).

In RGB terms — rgb(178, 0, 12) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 7.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.9:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B2000C is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B2000C color variations

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

#B2000C 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 #B2000C

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

UE Red color link
UE Red

#BA0001

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

Goomba color link
Goomba

#BC0500

Youtube Red color link
Youtube Red

#B2071D

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B2000C
  • RGB178, 0, 12
  • CMYK0, 70, 65, 30
  • CSSrgb(178, 0, 12)
  • HSL356°, 100%, 35%
  • HSL Precise355.955°, 100%, 34.902%
  • HSV356°, 100%, 70%
  • HSB356°, 100%, 70%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.698
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.000
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.047
  • GLSLvec3(0.698, 0.000, 0.047)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.698, 0.000, 0.047, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.698, 0.000, 0.047)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB69.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB0%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB4.7%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDB2000C
  • DECIMAL ID11665420
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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