Information about #B50309 color

#B50309 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B50309 falls into the Red Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(181, 3, 9) — 71% red, 1.2% green, 3.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 70 / 67 / 29. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#B50309 is a pure, full-strength warm red that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from UE Red (#BA0001). Slightly further away sit Naga Red (#AB0707) and Goomba (#BC0500).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(181, 3, 9)), which gives #B50309 its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #B50309: 7.0:1 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.

#B50309 color variations

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

#B50309 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B50309 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B50309 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B50309 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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#B50309 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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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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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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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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Nearest named colors to #B50309

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

Naga Red color link
Naga Red

#AB0707

Goomba color link
Goomba

#BC0500

Darkish Red color link
Darkish Red

#A90308

Nationals Red color link
Nationals Red

#AB0003

Mordant Red 19 color link
Mordant Red 19

#AE0C00

Vibrant Ruby color link
Vibrant Ruby

#A7080D

Strong Red color link
Strong Red

#A80000

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

#B50309 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B50309
  • RGB181, 3, 9
  • CMYK0, 70, 67, 29
  • CSSrgb(181, 3, 9)
  • HSL358°, 97%, 36%
  • HSL Precise357.978°, 96.739%, 36.078%
  • HSV358°, 98%, 71%
  • HSB358°, 98%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.012
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.035
  • GLSLvec3(0.710, 0.012, 0.035)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.710, 0.012, 0.035, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.710, 0.012, 0.035)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB71%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB1.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB3.5%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDB50309
  • DECIMAL ID11862793
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01

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