Information about #B5080B color

#B5080B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B5080B falls into the Red Color FamilyFull Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(181, 8, 11) — 71% red, 3.1% green, 4.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 68 / 67 / 29. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #B5080B reads as a maximally vivid earthy red and sits comfortably between light and dark. 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 a near neighbor of Naga Red (#AB0707). Nearby in the Register you will also find Darkish Red (#A90308) and Goomba (#BC0500).

In RGB terms — rgb(181, 8, 11) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 7.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.0:1. No one has named #B5080B so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#B5080B color variations

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

#B5080B 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #B5080B

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

Naga Red color link
Naga Red

#AB0707

Darkish Red color link
Darkish Red

#A90308

Goomba color link
Goomba

#BC0500

UE Red color link
UE Red

#BA0001

Vibrant Ruby color link
Vibrant Ruby

#A7080D

Tomato Sauce color link
Tomato Sauce

#B21807

Youtube Red color link
Youtube Red

#B2071D

Poppy color link
Poppy

#AC0019

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B5080B
  • RGB181, 8, 11
  • CMYK0, 68, 67, 29
  • CSSrgb(181, 8, 11)
  • HSL359°, 92%, 37%
  • HSL Precise358.96°, 91.534%, 37.059%
  • HSV359°, 96%, 71%
  • HSB359°, 96%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.031
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.043
  • GLSLvec3(0.710, 0.031, 0.043)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.710, 0.031, 0.043, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.710, 0.031, 0.043)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB71%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB3.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB4.3%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDB5080B
  • DECIMAL ID11864075
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01