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Information about #B42D41 color

#B42D41 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B42D41 falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(180, 45, 65) — 70.6% red, 17.6% green, 25.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 53 / 45 / 29. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #B42D41 reads as a strongly colored warm red and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Crash Hot (#AF2E40). Slightly further away sit StitchCraft (#B02A3E) and Bombshell (#AE2F3E).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(180, 45, 65)), which gives #B42D41 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 6.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.4:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B42D41 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B42D41 color variations

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

#B42D41 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #B42D41

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

Crash Hot color link
Crash Hot

#AF2E40

StitchCraft color link
StitchCraft

#B02A3E

Bombshell color link
Bombshell

#AE2F3E

Vibe color link
Vibe

#AC3142

Bliss color link
Bliss

#B3393E

Red Sox Red color link
Red Sox Red

#BD3039

Get Reddy color link
Get Reddy

#AD3539

Luxury Red color link
Luxury Red

#B03737

Hot Spot color link
Hot Spot

#B22833

Glitterbug color link
Glitterbug

#A92A37

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B42D41
  • RGB180, 45, 65
  • CMYK0, 53, 45, 29
  • CSSrgb(180, 45, 65)
  • HSL351°, 60%, 44%
  • HSL Precise351.111°, 60%, 44.118%
  • HSV351°, 75%, 71%
  • HSB351°, 75%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.706
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.176
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.255
  • GLSLvec3(0.706, 0.176, 0.255)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.706, 0.176, 0.255, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.706, 0.176, 0.255)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB70.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB17.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.5%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB42D41
  • DECIMAL ID11808065
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01