Information about #B50009 color

#B50009 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #B50009 belongs to the Red Color Family, featuring Full Saturation and Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(181, 0, 9) — 71% red, 0% green, 3.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 71 / 67 / 29. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #B50009 reads as a maximally vivid earthy red and holds a balanced mid-tone. Designers typically reach for tones like this for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to UE Red (#BA0001). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Nationals Red (#AB0003) and Naga Red (#AB0707).

In RGB terms — rgb(181, 0, 9) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #B50009: 7.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 3.0:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B50009 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B50009 color variations

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

#B50009 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#B50009

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#F4000C

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#FF3842

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#FF7A81

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#FFBCC0

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White

#FFFFFF

#B50009 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#B50009

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#8E0007

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#6B0005

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#470003

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#230001

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Black

#000000

#B50009 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#B50009

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#AE131B

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#A72930

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#9D4347

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#8F5F62

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Grey

#808080

#B50009 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#97B200

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#B28500

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#B23E00

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#B20050

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#B20097

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#8500B2

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#B50009 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
#B50009
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#00B3AA
#00B3AA

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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
#B50009
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#0062B3
#0062B3

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#00B350
#00B350

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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
#B35000
#B35000

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#B50009
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#B30062
#B30062

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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
#B50009
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#09B300
#09B300

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#0009B3
#0009B3

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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
#B50009
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#B3AA00
#B3AA00

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#00B3AA
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#0009B3
#0009B3

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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
#B50009
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#62B300
#62B300

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#00B3AA
#00B3AA

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#5000B3
#5000B3

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Nearest named colors to #B50009

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

UE Red color link
UE Red

#BA0001

Nationals Red color link
Nationals Red

#AB0003

Naga Red color link
Naga Red

#AB0707

Darkish Red color link
Darkish Red

#A90308

Goomba color link
Goomba

#BC0500

Strong Red color link
Strong Red

#A80000

Mordant Red 19 color link
Mordant Red 19

#AE0C00

Vibrant Ruby color link
Vibrant Ruby

#A7080D

Strong Amaranth color link
Strong Amaranth

#A80015

HLH SG Red color link
HLH SG Red

#A30008

Poppy color link
Poppy

#AC0019

Dark Candy Apple Red color link
Dark Candy Apple Red

#A40000

#B50009 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B50009
  • RGB181, 0, 9
  • CMYK0, 71, 67, 29
  • CSSrgb(181, 0, 9)
  • HSL357°, 100%, 35%
  • HSL Precise357.017°, 100%, 35.49%
  • HSV357°, 100%, 71%
  • HSB357°, 100%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.000
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.035
  • GLSLvec3(0.710, 0.000, 0.035)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.710, 0.000, 0.035, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.710, 0.000, 0.035)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB71%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB0%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB3.5%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDB50009
  • DECIMAL ID11862025
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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