Information about #B31209 color

#B31209 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #B31209 belongs to the Red Color Family, featuring Full Saturation and Neutral brightness. In numbers: rgb(179, 18, 9) (70.2% red, 7.1% green, 3.5% blue), or CMYK 0 / 63 / 67 / 30 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A pure, full-strength earthy red, #B31209 occupies the middle of the lightness scale. 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 Tomato Sauce (#B21807). Slightly further away sit Mordant Red 19 (#AE0C00) and Rojo Spanish Red (#A91101).

The recipe behind #B31209 is rgb(179, 18, 9), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #B31209: 7.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.0:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#B31209 color variations

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

#B31209 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B31209 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#470703

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Black

#000000

#B31209 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#AD231C

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#A53731

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#9B4D49

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Grey

#808080

#B31209 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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#B39909

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#B35509

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#B30944

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#B30988

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#9909B3

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#B31209 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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#09ABB3
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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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#0956B3
#0956B3

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#09B367
#09B367

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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
#B36709
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#B30956
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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
#B31209
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#09B312
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#1209B3
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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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#ABB309
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#09ABB3
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#1209B3
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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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#56B309
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#09ABB3
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#6709B3
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Nearest named colors to #B31209

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

Tomato Sauce color link
Tomato Sauce

#B21807

Mordant Red 19 color link
Mordant Red 19

#AE0C00

Rojo Spanish Red color link
Rojo Spanish Red

#A91101

Naga Red color link
Naga Red

#AB0707

Strong Scarlet color link
Strong Scarlet

#A81500

Rufous color link
Rufous

#A81C07

Red Thread color link
Red Thread

#A81900

Vibrant Ruby color link
Vibrant Ruby

#A7080D

Darkish Red color link
Darkish Red

#A90308

Goomba color link
Goomba

#BC0500

Carnelian color link
Carnelian

#B31B1B

Nationals Red color link
Nationals Red

#AB0003

#B31209 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B31209
  • RGB179, 18, 9
  • CMYK0, 63, 67, 30
  • CSSrgb(179, 18, 9)
  • HSL3°, 90%, 37%
  • HSL Precise3.176°, 90.426%, 36.863%
  • HSV3°, 95%, 70%
  • HSB3°, 95%, 70%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.702
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.071
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.035
  • GLSLvec3(0.702, 0.071, 0.035)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.702, 0.071, 0.035, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.702, 0.071, 0.035)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB70.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB7.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB3.5%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDB31209
  • DECIMAL ID11735561
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers19 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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