Information about #B70C06 color

#B70C06 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B70C06 falls into the Red Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(183, 12, 6) — 71.8% red, 4.7% green, 2.4% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 67 / 69 / 28. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#B70C06 presents itself as a pure, full-strength warm red — one that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Goomba (#BC0500). Slightly further away sit Mordant Red 19 (#AE0C00) and Tomato Sauce (#B21807).

The recipe behind #B70C06 is rgb(183, 12, 6), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #B70C06: 6.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.1:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#B70C06 color variations

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#B70C06 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 #B70C06

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

Goomba color link
Goomba

#BC0500

Tomato Sauce color link
Tomato Sauce

#B21807

Naga Red color link
Naga Red

#AB0707

UE Red color link
UE Red

#BA0001

Darkish Red color link
Darkish Red

#A90308

Vibrant Ruby color link
Vibrant Ruby

#A7080D

Strong Red color link
Strong Red

#A80000

Red Thread color link
Red Thread

#A81900

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B70C06
  • RGB183, 12, 6
  • CMYK0, 67, 69, 28
  • CSSrgb(183, 12, 6)
  • HSL2°, 94%, 37%
  • HSL Precise2.034°, 93.651%, 37.059%
  • HSV2°, 97%, 72%
  • HSB2°, 97%, 72%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.718
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.047
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.024
  • GLSLvec3(0.718, 0.047, 0.024)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.718, 0.047, 0.024, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.718, 0.047, 0.024)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB71.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB4.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB2.4%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDB70C06
  • DECIMAL ID11996166
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01