Information about #B21015 color

#B21015 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B21015 falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(178, 16, 21) — 69.8% red, 6.3% green, 8.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 64 / 62 / 30. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #B21015 reads as a vivid, lively warm red and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Youtube Red (#B2071D). Slightly further away sit Carnelian (#B31B1B) and Murdoc Red (#BC161C).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(178, 16, 21)), which gives #B21015 its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #B21015: 7.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 3.0:1 for black. No one has named #B21015 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#B21015 color variations

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

#B21015 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#EA161D

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#EF5055

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#F48A8E

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#F9C4C6

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White

#FFFFFF

#B21015 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#8E0C10

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#6A090C

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#470608

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#230304

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Black

#000000

#B21015 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#AC2126

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#A43639

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#994C4F

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#8D6466

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Grey

#808080

#B21015 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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#B28C0F

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#B24B0F

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#B20F56

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#B20F97

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#8C0FB2

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#B21015 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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#10B2AD
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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
#B21015
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#1066B2
#1066B2

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#10B25B
#10B25B

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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
#B25B10
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#B21066
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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
#B21015
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#15B210
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#1015B2
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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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#B2AD10
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#10B2AD
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#1015B2
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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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#66B210
#66B210

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#10B2AD
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#5B10B2
#5B10B2

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Nearest named colors to #B21015

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

Youtube Red color link
Youtube Red

#B2071D

Carnelian color link
Carnelian

#B31B1B

Murdoc Red color link
Murdoc Red

#BC161C

Vibrant Ruby color link
Vibrant Ruby

#A7080D

Tomato Sauce color link
Tomato Sauce

#B21807

Del Toro color link
Del Toro

#B11D20

Wine Red color link
Wine Red

#B11226

Poppy color link
Poppy

#AC0019

Cadmium Purple color link
Cadmium Purple

#B60C26

Naga Red color link
Naga Red

#AB0707

Chilli Pepper color link
Chilli Pepper

#C11B17

Strong Amaranth color link
Strong Amaranth

#A80015

#B21015 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B21015
  • RGB178, 16, 21
  • CMYK0, 64, 62, 30
  • CSSrgb(178, 16, 21)
  • HSL358°, 84%, 38%
  • HSL Precise358.148°, 83.505%, 38.039%
  • HSV358°, 91%, 70%
  • HSB358°, 91%, 70%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.698
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.063
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.082
  • GLSLvec3(0.698, 0.063, 0.082)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.698, 0.063, 0.082, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.698, 0.063, 0.082)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB69.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB6.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB8.2%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDB21015
  • DECIMAL ID11669525
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers25 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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