Information about #B3042D color

#B3042D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B3042D falls into the Red Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(179, 4, 45) — 70.2% red, 1.6% green, 17.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 69 / 53 / 30. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#B3042D presents itself as a intensely saturated warm red — one that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Red Tape (#B3002F). Slightly further away sit Alabama Crimson (#AF002A) and Norway Red (#BA0C2F).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(179, 4, 45)), which gives #B3042D its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #B3042D: 7.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 3.0:1 for black. No one has named #B3042D so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#B3042D color variations

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

#B3042D color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B3042D color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B3042D color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B3042D 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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#B3042D 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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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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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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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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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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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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Nearest named colors to #B3042D

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

Red Tape color link
Red Tape

#B3002F

Alabama Crimson color link
Alabama Crimson

#AF002A

Norway Red color link
Norway Red

#BA0C2F

Cadmium Purple color link
Cadmium Purple

#B60C26

Strong Crimson color link
Strong Crimson

#A8002A

Crimson Glory color link
Crimson Glory

#BE0032

Lipstick Red color link
Lipstick Red

#C0022F

Angels Red color link
Angels Red

#BA0021

Smashing color link
Smashing

#AD0020

Red Pepper color link
Red Pepper

#BB112A

Wine Red color link
Wine Red

#B11226

Youtube Red color link
Youtube Red

#B2071D

#B3042D color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B3042D
  • RGB179, 4, 45
  • CMYK0, 69, 53, 30
  • CSSrgb(179, 4, 45)
  • HSL346°, 96%, 36%
  • HSL Precise345.943°, 95.628%, 35.882%
  • HSV346°, 98%, 70%
  • HSB346°, 98%, 70%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.702
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.016
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.176
  • GLSLvec3(0.702, 0.016, 0.176)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.702, 0.016, 0.176, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.702, 0.016, 0.176)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB70.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB1.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB17.6%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDB3042D
  • DECIMAL ID11732013
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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