Information about #B6251B color

#B6251B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B6251B falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(182, 37, 27) — 71.4% red, 14.5% green, 10.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 57 / 61 / 29. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#B6251B is a vivid, lively red that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Red Cola (#B62020). Slightly further away sit Firebrick (#B22222) and Carnelian (#B31B1B).

In RGB terms — rgb(182, 37, 27) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 6.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.3:1. #B6251B has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#B6251B color variations

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

#B6251B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B6251B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#911D15

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#6D1610

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Black

#000000

#B6251B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B6251B 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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#B6251B 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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#1BACB6
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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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#1B5EB6
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#1BB673
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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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#B61B5E
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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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#1BB625
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#251BB6
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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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#ACB61B
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#1BACB6
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#251BB6
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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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#5EB61B
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#1BACB6
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#731BB6
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Nearest named colors to #B6251B

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

Red Cola color link
Red Cola

#B62020

Firebrick color link
Firebrick

#B22222

Carnelian color link
Carnelian

#B31B1B

Del Toro color link
Del Toro

#B11D20

Vintage Red color link
Vintage Red

#AF2413

Mary A. Cummings color link
Mary A. Cummings

#B72126

Aesthetic Red color link
Aesthetic Red

#B22B27

Chilli Pepper color link
Chilli Pepper

#C11B17

Murdoc Red color link
Murdoc Red

#BC161C

Upsdell Red color link
Upsdell Red

#AE2029

Greyed Red color link
Greyed Red

#BC2D29

Bonfire color link
Bonfire

#A62A20

#B6251B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B6251B
  • RGB182, 37, 27
  • CMYK0, 57, 61, 29
  • CSSrgb(182, 37, 27)
  • HSL4°, 74%, 41%
  • HSL Precise3.871°, 74.163%, 40.98%
  • HSV4°, 85%, 71%
  • HSB4°, 85%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.714
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.145
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.106
  • GLSLvec3(0.714, 0.145, 0.106)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.714, 0.145, 0.106, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.714, 0.145, 0.106)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB71.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB14.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB10.6%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB6251B
  • DECIMAL ID11937051
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers19 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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