Information about #B42D12 color

#B42D12 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B42D12 falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(180, 45, 18) — 70.6% red, 17.6% green, 7.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 53 / 64 / 29. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#B42D12 presents itself as a vivid, lively warm red — one that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Rustic Coral (#AE3415). Slightly further away sit Vintage Red (#AF2413) and Rust Red (#AA2704).

The recipe behind #B42D12 is rgb(180, 45, 18), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #B42D12: 6.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.3:1 for black. No one has named #B42D12 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#B42D12 color variations

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

#B42D12 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B42D12 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B42D12 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B42D12 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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#B42D12 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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#12B57F
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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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#B51248
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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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#12B52D
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#2D12B5
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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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#9AB512
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#129AB5
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#2D12B5
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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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#48B512
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#129AB5
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#7F12B5
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Nearest named colors to #B42D12

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

Rustic Coral color link
Rustic Coral

#AE3415

Vintage Red color link
Vintage Red

#AF2413

Rust Red color link
Rust Red

#AA2704

Chinese Red color link
Chinese Red

#AA381E

Red Cola color link
Red Cola

#B62020

Chinese Brown color link
Chinese Brown

#AB381F

Firebrick color link
Firebrick

#B22222

Bonfire color link
Bonfire

#A62A20

Terlingua Orange color link
Terlingua Orange

#C13C0F

Carnelian color link
Carnelian

#B31B1B

Lemon Iced Tea color link
Lemon Iced Tea

#BD3000

Rust color link
Rust

#B7410E

#B42D12 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B42D12
  • RGB180, 45, 18
  • CMYK0, 53, 64, 29
  • CSSrgb(180, 45, 18)
  • HSL10°, 82%, 39%
  • HSL Precise10°, 81.818%, 38.824%
  • HSV10°, 90%, 71%
  • HSB10°, 90%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.706
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.176
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.071
  • GLSLvec3(0.706, 0.176, 0.071)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.706, 0.176, 0.071, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.706, 0.176, 0.071)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB70.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB17.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB7.1%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDB42D12
  • DECIMAL ID11808018
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers12 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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