Information about #B31736 color

#B31736 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B31736 falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(179, 23, 54) — 70.2% red, 9% green, 21.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 87 / 70 / 30. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #B31736 reads as a energetic, saturated red and holds a balanced mid-tone. 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 hair away from Rouge (#AB1239). Its next-closest registered neighbors are American Red (#B32134) and Old Glory Red (#B22234).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(179, 23, 54)), which gives #B31736 its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #B31736: 6.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.1:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B31736 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B31736 color variations

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

#B31736 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B31736 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#90132C

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#6C0E21

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Black

#000000

#B31736 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#995160

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Grey

#808080

#B31736 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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#B57617

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#B51776

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#B31736 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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#17B595
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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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#1785B5
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#17B547
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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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#B51785
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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
#B31736
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#37B517
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#1737B5
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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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#B59517
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#17B595
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#1737B5
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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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#85B517
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#17B595
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#4717B5
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Nearest named colors to #B31736

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

Rouge color link
Rouge

#AB1239

American Red color link
American Red

#B32134

Old Glory Red color link
Old Glory Red

#B22234

Falcons Red color link
Falcons Red

#A71930

Spring Red color link
Spring Red

#BE1F35

Norway Red color link
Norway Red

#BA0C2F

Red Pepper color link
Red Pepper

#BB112A

Deep Carmine color link
Deep Carmine

#A9203E

Netherlands Red color link
Netherlands Red

#AE1C28

Upsdell Red color link
Upsdell Red

#AE2029

Wine Red color link
Wine Red

#B11226

French Wine color link
French Wine

#AC1E44

#B31736 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B31736
  • RGB179, 23, 54
  • CMYK0, 87, 70, 30
  • CSSrgb(179, 23, 54)
  • HSL348°, 77%, 40%
  • HSL Precise348.077°, 77.228%, 39.608%
  • HSV348°, 87%, 70%
  • HSB348°, 87%, 70%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.702
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.090
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.212
  • GLSLvec3(0.702, 0.090, 0.212)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.702, 0.090, 0.212, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.702, 0.090, 0.212)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB70.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB21.2%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDB31736
  • DECIMAL ID11736886
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers12 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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