Information about #B31400 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#B31400 falls into the Red Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(179, 20, 0) — 70.2% red, 7.8% green, 0% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 62 / 70 / 30. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A intensely saturated red, #B31400 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 almost identical to Tomato Sauce (#B21807). Slightly further away sit Mordant Red 19 (#AE0C00) and Rojo Spanish Red (#A91101).

In RGB terms — rgb(179, 20, 0) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #B31400: 7.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.0:1 for black. No one has named #B31400 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#B31400 color variations

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#B31400 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 #B31400

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

Red Thread color link
Red Thread

#A81900

Rufous color link
Rufous

#A81C07

Naga Red color link
Naga Red

#AB0707

Goomba color link
Goomba

#BC0500

UE Red color link
UE Red

#BA0001

Darkish Red color link
Darkish Red

#A90308

Vibrant Ruby color link
Vibrant Ruby

#A7080D

Rust Red color link
Rust Red

#AA2704

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B31400
  • RGB179, 20, 0
  • CMYK0, 62, 70, 30
  • CSSrgb(179, 20, 0)
  • HSL7°, 100%, 35%
  • HSL Precise6.704°, 100%, 35.098%
  • HSV7°, 100%, 70%
  • HSB7°, 100%, 70%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.702
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.078
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.000
  • GLSLvec3(0.702, 0.078, 0.000)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.702, 0.078, 0.000, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.702, 0.078, 0.000)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB70.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB7.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB0%
  • Color Family (Hue)Red
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDB31400
  • DECIMAL ID11736064
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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