Information about #B70116 color

#B70116 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B70116 falls into the Red Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(183, 1, 22) — 71.8% red, 0.4% green, 8.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 71 / 63 / 28. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #B70116 reads as a intensely saturated warm red and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Youtube Red (#B2071D). Slightly further away sit Poppy (#AC0019) and Angels Red (#BA0021).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(183, 1, 22)), which gives #B70116 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 6.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.0:1. #B70116 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#B70116 color variations

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

#B70116 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 #B70116

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

Angels Red color link
Angels Red

#BA0021

Smashing color link
Smashing

#AD0020

Monza color link
Monza

#C7031E

Venetian Red color link
Venetian Red

#C80815

Vibrant Ruby color link
Vibrant Ruby

#A7080D

Darkish Red color link
Darkish Red

#A90308

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B70116
  • RGB183, 1, 22
  • CMYK0, 71, 63, 28
  • CSSrgb(183, 1, 22)
  • HSL353°, 99%, 36%
  • HSL Precise353.077°, 98.913%, 36.078%
  • HSV353°, 99%, 72%
  • HSB353°, 99%, 72%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.718
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.004
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.086
  • GLSLvec3(0.718, 0.004, 0.086)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.718, 0.004, 0.086, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.718, 0.004, 0.086)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB71.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB0.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB8.6%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDB70116
  • DECIMAL ID11993366
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01