Information about #B42D4C color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #B42D4C reads as a energetic, saturated earthy red and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Amaranth Purple (#AB274F). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Hibiscus (#B33654) and Crash Hot (#AF2E40).
The recipe behind #B42D4C is rgb(180, 45, 76), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #B42D4C: 6.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.4:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B42D4C is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#B42D4C color variations
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#B42D4C color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#B42D4C color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#B42D4C color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#B42D4C color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#B42D4C 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #B42D4C color
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Nearest named colors to #B42D4C
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#AB274F
#B33654
#AF2E40
#AC3142
#B02A3E
#AE2F3E
#A72655
#C53151
#B3393E
#AC1E44
#C72C48
#C32148
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#B42D4C
- RGB180, 45, 76
- CMYK0, 53, 41, 29
- CSSrgb(180, 45, 76)
- HSL346°, 60%, 44%
- HSL Precise346.222°, 60%, 44.118%
- HSV346°, 75%, 71%
- HSB346°, 75%, 71%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.706
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.176
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.298
- GLSLvec3(0.706, 0.176, 0.298)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.706, 0.176, 0.298, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.706, 0.176, 0.298)
- Percentage of Red in RGB70.6%
- Percentage of Green in RGB17.6%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB29.8%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX IDB42D4C
- DECIMAL ID11808076
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers24 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
