Information about #B40C04 color

#B40C04 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B40C04 falls into the Red Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(180, 12, 4) — 70.6% red, 4.7% green, 1.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 66 / 69 / 29. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #B40C04 reads as a intensely saturated red and 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 Mordant Red 19 (#AE0C00). Slightly further away sit Naga Red (#AB0707) and Goomba (#BC0500).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(180, 12, 4)), which gives #B40C04 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 7.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 3.0:1. #B40C04 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#B40C04 color variations

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

#B40C04 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B40C04 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B40C04 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B40C04 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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#B40C04 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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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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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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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
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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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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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Nearest named colors to #B40C04

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

Mordant Red 19 color link
Mordant Red 19

#AE0C00

Naga Red color link
Naga Red

#AB0707

Goomba color link
Goomba

#BC0500

Rojo Spanish Red color link
Rojo Spanish Red

#A91101

Tomato Sauce color link
Tomato Sauce

#B21807

UE Red color link
UE Red

#BA0001

Darkish Red color link
Darkish Red

#A90308

Nationals Red color link
Nationals Red

#AB0003

Strong Scarlet color link
Strong Scarlet

#A81500

Vibrant Ruby color link
Vibrant Ruby

#A7080D

Strong Red color link
Strong Red

#A80000

Red Thread color link
Red Thread

#A81900

#B40C04 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B40C04
  • RGB180, 12, 4
  • CMYK0, 66, 69, 29
  • CSSrgb(180, 12, 4)
  • HSL3°, 96%, 36%
  • HSL Precise2.727°, 95.652%, 36.078%
  • HSV3°, 98%, 71%
  • HSB3°, 98%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.706
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.047
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.016
  • GLSLvec3(0.706, 0.047, 0.016)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.706, 0.047, 0.016, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.706, 0.047, 0.016)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB70.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB4.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB1.6%
  • Color Family (Hue)Red
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDB40C04
  • DECIMAL ID11799556
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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