Information about #B7160B color

#B7160B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B7160B falls into the Red Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(183, 22, 11) — 71.8% red, 8.6% green, 4.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 63 / 67 / 28. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #B7160B reads as a pure, full-strength earthy 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 Tomato Sauce (#B21807). Slightly further away sit Chilli Pepper (#C11B17) and Rufous (#A81C07).

The recipe behind #B7160B is rgb(183, 22, 11), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 6.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.1:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B7160B is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B7160B color variations

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

#B7160B 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 #B7160B

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

Tomato Sauce color link
Tomato Sauce

#B21807

Rufous color link
Rufous

#A81C07

Carnelian color link
Carnelian

#B31B1B

Murdoc Red color link
Murdoc Red

#BC161C

Vintage Red color link
Vintage Red

#AF2413

Red Thread color link
Red Thread

#A81900

Naga Red color link
Naga Red

#AB0707

Goomba color link
Goomba

#BC0500

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B7160B
  • RGB183, 22, 11
  • CMYK0, 63, 67, 28
  • CSSrgb(183, 22, 11)
  • HSL4°, 89%, 38%
  • HSL Precise3.837°, 88.66%, 38.039%
  • HSV4°, 94%, 72%
  • HSB4°, 94%, 72%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.718
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.086
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.043
  • GLSLvec3(0.718, 0.086, 0.043)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.718, 0.086, 0.043, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.718, 0.086, 0.043)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB71.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB8.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB4.3%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDB7160B
  • DECIMAL ID11998731
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01