Information about #B42E08 color

#B42E08 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #B42E08 is classified in the Register under the Red Color Family, with Full Saturation and Neutral brightness. In numbers: rgb(180, 46, 8) (70.6% red, 18% green, 3.1% blue), or CMYK 0 / 53 / 67 / 29 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #B42E08 reads as a intensely saturated warm red and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Lemon Iced Tea (#BD3000). Slightly further away sit Rust Red (#AA2704) and Strong Vermilion (#A82A00).

The recipe behind #B42E08 is rgb(180, 46, 8), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 6.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.3:1. #B42E08 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#B42E08 color variations

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

#B42E08 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B42E08 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B42E08 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B42E08 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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#B42E08 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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#08B484
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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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#08B42E
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#2E08B4
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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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#8FB408
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#088FB4
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#2E08B4
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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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#39B408
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#088FB4
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#8408B4
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Nearest named colors to #B42E08

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

Lemon Iced Tea color link
Lemon Iced Tea

#BD3000

Rust Red color link
Rust Red

#AA2704

Strong Vermilion color link
Strong Vermilion

#A82A00

Rustic Coral color link
Rustic Coral

#AE3415

Vintage Red color link
Vintage Red

#AF2413

Rust color link
Rust

#B7410E

Terlingua Orange color link
Terlingua Orange

#C13C0F

Rufous color link
Rufous

#A81C07

Tomato Sauce color link
Tomato Sauce

#B21807

Strong Tangelo color link
Strong Tangelo

#A83F00

Mahogany color link
Mahogany

#C04000

Tabasco color link
Tabasco

#A02712

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B42E08
  • RGB180, 46, 8
  • CMYK0, 53, 67, 29
  • CSSrgb(180, 46, 8)
  • HSL13°, 91%, 37%
  • HSL Precise13.256°, 91.489%, 36.863%
  • HSV13°, 96%, 71%
  • HSB13°, 96%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.706
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.180
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.031
  • GLSLvec3(0.706, 0.180, 0.031)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.706, 0.180, 0.031, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.706, 0.180, 0.031)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB70.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB18%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB3.1%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDB42E08
  • DECIMAL ID11808264
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers25 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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