Information about #B31500 color

#B31500 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #B31500 belongs to the Red Color Family, featuring Full Saturation and Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(179, 21, 0) — 70.2% red, 8.2% green, 0% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 62 / 70 / 30. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #B31500 reads as a pure, full-strength earthy red and 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, 21, 0) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #B31500: 6.9:1 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.

#B31500 color variations

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

#B31500 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#F41C00

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#FF4F38

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#FF897A

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#FFC4BC

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White

#FFFFFF

#B31500 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#B31500

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#8E1000

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#6B0C00

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#470800

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#230400

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Black

#000000

#B31500 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#AE2513

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#A73829

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#9D4D43

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#8F655F

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Grey

#808080

#B31500 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#79B200

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#B2A300

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#B25C00

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#B31500

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#B20032

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#B20079

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#A300B2

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#B31500 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
#B31500
#B31500

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#009EB3
#009EB3

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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
#B31500
#B31500

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#0044B3
#0044B3

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#00B36E
#00B36E

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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
#B36E00
#B36E00

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#B31500
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#B30044
#B30044

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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
#B31500
#B31500

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#00B315
#00B315

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#1500B3
#1500B3

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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
#B31500
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#9EB300
#9EB300

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#009EB3
#009EB3

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#1500B3
#1500B3

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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
#B31500
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#44B300
#44B300

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#009EB3
#009EB3

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#6E00B3
#6E00B3

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Nearest named colors to #B31500

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

Strong Scarlet color link
Strong Scarlet

#A81500

Red Thread color link
Red Thread

#A81900

Rufous color link
Rufous

#A81C07

Naga Red color link
Naga Red

#AB0707

Goomba color link
Goomba

#BC0500

Rust Red color link
Rust Red

#AA2704

Vibrant Ruby color link
Vibrant Ruby

#A7080D

Darkish Red color link
Darkish Red

#A90308

UE Red color link
UE Red

#BA0001

#B31500 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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#B31500 color image #B31500 color solid HD wallpaper 1170x2532 (Mobile)

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B31500
  • RGB179, 21, 0
  • CMYK0, 62, 70, 30
  • CSSrgb(179, 21, 0)
  • HSL7°, 100%, 35%
  • HSL Precise7.039°, 100%, 35.098%
  • HSV7°, 100%, 70%
  • HSB7°, 100%, 70%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.702
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.082
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.000
  • GLSLvec3(0.702, 0.082, 0.000)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.702, 0.082, 0.000, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.702, 0.082, 0.000)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB70.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB8.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB0%
  • Color Family (Hue)Red
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDB31500
  • DECIMAL ID11736320
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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