Information about #B40E0E color

#B40E0E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B40E0E falls into the Red Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(180, 14, 14) — 70.6% red, 5.5% green, 5.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 65 / 65 / 29. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #B40E0E reads as a intensely saturated red and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. 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 near neighbor of Tomato Sauce (#B21807). Slightly further away sit Naga Red (#AB0707) and Vibrant Ruby (#A7080D).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(180, 14, 14)), which gives #B40E0E its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #B40E0E: 7.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.0:1 for black. No one has named #B40E0E so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#B40E0E color variations

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

#B40E0E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B40E0E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#900A0A

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#6C0808

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#480505

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#240202

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Black

#000000

#B40E0E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#AD2020

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#A53434

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Grey

#808080

#B40E0E 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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#B4920D

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#B40D50

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#B40D92

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#B40E0E 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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#0EB461
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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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#0EB40E
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#0E0EB4
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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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#B4B40E
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#0EB4B4
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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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#61B40E
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#0EB4B4
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#610EB4
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Nearest named colors to #B40E0E

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

Youtube Red color link
Youtube Red

#B2071D

Rojo Spanish Red color link
Rojo Spanish Red

#A91101

Murdoc Red color link
Murdoc Red

#BC161C

Carnelian color link
Carnelian

#B31B1B

Goomba color link
Goomba

#BC0500

Poppy color link
Poppy

#AC0019

Strong Amaranth color link
Strong Amaranth

#A80015

#B40E0E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B40E0E
  • RGB180, 14, 14
  • CMYK0, 65, 65, 29
  • CSSrgb(180, 14, 14)
  • HSL0°, 86%, 38%
  • HSL Precise0°, 85.567%, 38.039%
  • HSV0°, 92%, 71%
  • HSB0°, 92%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.706
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.055
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.055
  • GLSLvec3(0.706, 0.055, 0.055)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.706, 0.055, 0.055, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.706, 0.055, 0.055)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB70.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB5.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB5.5%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDB40E0E
  • DECIMAL ID11800078
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers12 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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