Information about #B50315 color

#B50315 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B50315 falls into the Red Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(181, 3, 21) — 71% red, 1.2% green, 8.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 70 / 63 / 29. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A maximally vivid red, #B50315 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 Youtube Red (#B2071D). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Poppy (#AC0019) and Strong Amaranth (#A80015).

In RGB terms — rgb(181, 3, 21) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #B50315: 7.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 3.0:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B50315 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B50315 color variations

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

#B50315 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B50315 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B50315 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B50315 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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#B50315 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 #B50315

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

Youtube Red color link
Youtube Red

#B2071D

Poppy color link
Poppy

#AC0019

Strong Amaranth color link
Strong Amaranth

#A80015

Angels Red color link
Angels Red

#BA0021

Smashing color link
Smashing

#AD0020

Vibrant Ruby color link
Vibrant Ruby

#A7080D

Naga Red color link
Naga Red

#AB0707

Darkish Red color link
Darkish Red

#A90308

Cadmium Purple color link
Cadmium Purple

#B60C26

Venetian Red color link
Venetian Red

#C80815

Cincinnati Red color link
Cincinnati Red

#C6011F

Monza color link
Monza

#C7031E

#B50315 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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#B50315 color image #B50315 color solid HD wallpaper 1170x2532 (Mobile)

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B50315
  • RGB181, 3, 21
  • CMYK0, 70, 63, 29
  • CSSrgb(181, 3, 21)
  • HSL354°, 97%, 36%
  • HSL Precise353.933°, 96.739%, 36.078%
  • HSV354°, 98%, 71%
  • HSB354°, 98%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.012
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.082
  • GLSLvec3(0.710, 0.012, 0.082)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.710, 0.012, 0.082, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.710, 0.012, 0.082)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB71%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB1.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB8.2%
  • Color Family (Hue)Red
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDB50315
  • DECIMAL ID11862805
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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