Information about #B40E0D color

#B40E0D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #B40E0D belongs to the Red Color Family, featuring Full Saturation and Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(180, 14, 13) — 70.6% red, 5.5% green, 5.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 65 / 65 / 29. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #B40E0D 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 just a few steps away from Tomato Sauce (#B21807). Slightly further away sit Naga Red (#AB0707) and Vibrant Ruby (#A7080D).

In RGB terms — rgb(180, 14, 13) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #B40E0D: 7.0:1 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.

#B40E0D color variations

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

#B40E0D color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B40E0D color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B40E0D color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B40E0D 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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#B40E0D 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 #B40E0D

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

Naga Red color link
Naga Red

#AB0707

Vibrant Ruby color link
Vibrant Ruby

#A7080D

Mordant Red 19 color link
Mordant Red 19

#AE0C00

Darkish Red color link
Darkish Red

#A90308

Rojo Spanish Red color link
Rojo Spanish Red

#A91101

Youtube Red color link
Youtube Red

#B2071D

Goomba color link
Goomba

#BC0500

Murdoc Red color link
Murdoc Red

#BC161C

Strong Scarlet color link
Strong Scarlet

#A81500

Carnelian color link
Carnelian

#B31B1B

Rufous color link
Rufous

#A81C07

#B40E0D color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B40E0D
  • RGB180, 14, 13
  • CMYK0, 65, 65, 29
  • CSSrgb(180, 14, 13)
  • HSL0°, 87%, 38%
  • HSL Precise0.359°, 86.528%, 37.843%
  • HSV0°, 93%, 71%
  • HSB0°, 93%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.706
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.055
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.051
  • GLSLvec3(0.706, 0.055, 0.051)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.706, 0.055, 0.051, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.706, 0.055, 0.051)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB70.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB5.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB5.1%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDB40E0D
  • DECIMAL ID11800077
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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