Information about #B50012 color

#B50012 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #B50012 belongs to the Red Color Family, featuring Full Saturation and Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(181, 0, 18) — 71% red, 0% green, 7.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 71 / 64 / 29. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#B50012 is a pure, full-strength warm red that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Poppy (#AC0019). Slightly further away sit Strong Amaranth (#A80015) and Youtube Red (#B2071D).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(181, 0, 18)), which gives #B50012 its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #B50012: 7.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 3.0:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#B50012 color variations

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

#B50012 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#F40018

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#FF384B

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#FF7A87

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#FFBCC3

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White

#FFFFFF

#B50012 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#B50012

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#8E000E

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#6B000A

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#470007

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#230003

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Black

#000000

#B50012 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#B50012

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#AE1322

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#A72936

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#9D434C

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#8F5F64

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Grey

#808080

#B50012 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#A0B200

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#B27C00

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#B23500

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#B50012

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#B20059

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#B200A0

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#7C00B2

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#B50012 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
#B50012
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#00B3A1
#00B3A1

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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
#B50012
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#006BB3
#006BB3

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#00B347
#00B347

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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
#B34700
#B34700

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#B50012
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#B3006B
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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
#B50012
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#12B300
#12B300

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#0012B3
#0012B3

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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
#B50012
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#B3A100
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#00B3A1
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#0012B3
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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
#B50012
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#6BB300
#6BB300

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#00B3A1
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#4700B3
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Nearest named colors to #B50012

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

Poppy color link
Poppy

#AC0019

Strong Amaranth color link
Strong Amaranth

#A80015

Youtube Red color link
Youtube Red

#B2071D

Angels Red color link
Angels Red

#BA0021

Darkish Red color link
Darkish Red

#A90308

Smashing color link
Smashing

#AD0020

Naga Red color link
Naga Red

#AB0707

Vibrant Ruby color link
Vibrant Ruby

#A7080D

UE Red color link
UE Red

#BA0001

Nationals Red color link
Nationals Red

#AB0003

Goomba color link
Goomba

#BC0500

Harvard Crimson color link
Harvard Crimson

#C90016

#B50012 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B50012
  • RGB181, 0, 18
  • CMYK0, 71, 64, 29
  • CSSrgb(181, 0, 18)
  • HSL354°, 100%, 35%
  • HSL Precise354.033°, 100%, 35.49%
  • HSV354°, 100%, 71%
  • HSB354°, 100%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.000
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.071
  • GLSLvec3(0.710, 0.000, 0.071)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.710, 0.000, 0.071, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.710, 0.000, 0.071)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB71%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB0%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB7.1%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDB50012
  • DECIMAL ID11862034
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers322 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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