Information about #B31C14 color

#B31C14 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #B31C14 is classified in the Register under the Red Color Family, with High Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(179, 28, 20) — 70.2% red, 11% green, 7.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 59 / 62 / 30. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A strongly colored warm red, #B31C14 occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Carnelian (#B31B1B). Slightly further away sit Vintage Red (#AF2413) and Del Toro (#B11D20).

The recipe behind #B31C14 is rgb(179, 28, 20), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 6.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.1:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B31C14 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B31C14 color variations

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

#B31C14 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 #B31C14

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

Carnelian color link
Carnelian

#B31B1B

Vintage Red color link
Vintage Red

#AF2413

Del Toro color link
Del Toro

#B11D20

Red Cola color link
Red Cola

#B62020

Murdoc Red color link
Murdoc Red

#BC161C

Tomato Sauce color link
Tomato Sauce

#B21807

Firebrick color link
Firebrick

#B22222

Pulse color link
Pulse

#A41D19

Rufous color link
Rufous

#A81C07

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B31C14
  • RGB179, 28, 20
  • CMYK0, 59, 62, 30
  • CSSrgb(179, 28, 20)
  • HSL3°, 80%, 39%
  • HSL Precise3.019°, 79.899%, 39.02%
  • HSV3°, 89%, 70%
  • HSB3°, 89%, 70%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.702
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.110
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.078
  • GLSLvec3(0.702, 0.110, 0.078)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.702, 0.110, 0.078, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.702, 0.110, 0.078)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB70.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB11%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB7.8%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDB31C14
  • DECIMAL ID11738132
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01