Information about #B20415 color

#B20415 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #B20415 belongs to the Red Color Family, featuring Full Saturation and Neutral brightness. In numbers: rgb(178, 4, 21) (69.8% red, 1.6% green, 8.2% blue), or CMYK 0 / 98 / 88 / 30 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A pure, full-strength earthy red, #B20415 holds a balanced mid-tone. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Poppy (#AC0019). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Youtube Red (#B2071D) and Strong Amaranth (#A80015).

In RGB terms — rgb(178, 4, 21) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #B20415: 7.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.9:1 for black. #B20415 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#B20415 color variations

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

#B20415 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 #B20415

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B20415
  • RGB178, 4, 21
  • CMYK0, 98, 88, 30
  • CSSrgb(178, 4, 21)
  • HSL354°, 96%, 36%
  • HSL Precise354.138°, 95.604%, 35.686%
  • HSV354°, 98%, 70%
  • HSB354°, 98%, 70%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.698
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.016
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.082
  • GLSLvec3(0.698, 0.016, 0.082)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.698, 0.016, 0.082, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.698, 0.016, 0.082)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB69.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB1.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB8.2%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDB20415
  • DECIMAL ID11666453
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01