Information about #B40E1B color

#B40E1B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B40E1B falls into the Red Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(180, 14, 27) — 70.6% red, 5.5% green, 10.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 65 / 60 / 29. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#B40E1B presents itself as a intensely saturated warm red — one that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Youtube Red (#B2071D). Slightly further away sit Cadmium Purple (#B60C26) and Murdoc Red (#BC161C).

The recipe behind #B40E1B is rgb(180, 14, 27), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #B40E1B: 7.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.0:1 for black. No one has named #B40E1B so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#B40E1B color variations

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

#B40E1B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B40E1B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#900A15

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Black

#000000

#B40E1B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B40E1B 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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#B40E1B 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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#0E1BB4
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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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#530EB4
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Nearest named colors to #B40E1B

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

Youtube Red color link
Youtube Red

#B2071D

Cadmium Purple color link
Cadmium Purple

#B60C26

Murdoc Red color link
Murdoc Red

#BC161C

Wine Red color link
Wine Red

#B11226

Carnelian color link
Carnelian

#B31B1B

Del Toro color link
Del Toro

#B11D20

Poppy color link
Poppy

#AC0019

Angels Red color link
Angels Red

#BA0021

Smashing color link
Smashing

#AD0020

Red Pepper color link
Red Pepper

#BB112A

Red Cola color link
Red Cola

#B62020

Chilli Pepper color link
Chilli Pepper

#C11B17

#B40E1B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B40E1B
  • RGB180, 14, 27
  • CMYK0, 65, 60, 29
  • CSSrgb(180, 14, 27)
  • HSL355°, 86%, 38%
  • HSL Precise355.301°, 85.567%, 38.039%
  • HSV355°, 92%, 71%
  • HSB355°, 92%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.706
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.055
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.106
  • GLSLvec3(0.706, 0.055, 0.106)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.706, 0.055, 0.106, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.706, 0.055, 0.106)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB70.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB5.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB10.6%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDB40E1B
  • DECIMAL ID11800091
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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