Information about #B70A2D color

#B70A2D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B70A2D falls into the Red Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(183, 10, 45) — 71.8% red, 3.9% green, 17.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 68 / 54 / 28. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #B70A2D reads as a intensely saturated red and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. 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 hair away from Norway Red (#BA0C2F). Slightly further away sit Cadmium Purple (#B60C26) and Red Pepper (#BB112A).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(183, 10, 45)), which gives #B70A2D its character. On this background, white text reaches a 6.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.1:1. #B70A2D has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#B70A2D color variations

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

#B70A2D color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B70A2D color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B70A2D color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B70A2D 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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#B70A2D 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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#0A2DB8
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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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#3E0AB8
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Nearest named colors to #B70A2D

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

Norway Red color link
Norway Red

#BA0C2F

Cadmium Purple color link
Cadmium Purple

#B60C26

Red Pepper color link
Red Pepper

#BB112A

Red Tape color link
Red Tape

#B3002F

Wine Red color link
Wine Red

#B11226

Lipstick Red color link
Lipstick Red

#C0022F

Alabama Crimson color link
Alabama Crimson

#AF002A

Crimson Glory color link
Crimson Glory

#BE0032

Bills Red color link
Bills Red

#C60C30

Angels Red color link
Angels Red

#BA0021

Youtube Red color link
Youtube Red

#B2071D

Titans Red color link
Titans Red

#C8102E

#B70A2D color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B70A2D
  • RGB183, 10, 45
  • CMYK0, 68, 54, 28
  • CSSrgb(183, 10, 45)
  • HSL348°, 90%, 38%
  • HSL Precise347.861°, 89.637%, 37.843%
  • HSV348°, 95%, 72%
  • HSB348°, 95%, 72%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.718
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.039
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.176
  • GLSLvec3(0.718, 0.039, 0.176)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.718, 0.039, 0.176, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.718, 0.039, 0.176)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB71.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB3.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB17.6%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDB70A2D
  • DECIMAL ID11995693
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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