Information about #B8142D color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #B8142D belongs to the Red Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(184, 20, 45) — 72.2% red, 7.8% green, 17.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 64 / 55 / 28. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #B8142D reads as a strongly colored earthy red and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Red Pepper (#BB112A). Slightly further away sit Norway Red (#BA0C2F) and Wine Red (#B11226).

The recipe behind #B8142D is rgb(184, 20, 45), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #B8142D: 6.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.2:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#B8142D color variations

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

#B8142D color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B8142D color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B8142D color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B8142D 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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#B8142D 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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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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Nearest named colors to #B8142D

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

Red Pepper color link
Red Pepper

#BB112A

Norway Red color link
Norway Red

#BA0C2F

Wine Red color link
Wine Red

#B11226

Cadmium Purple color link
Cadmium Purple

#B60C26

Netherlands Red color link
Netherlands Red

#AE1C28

Mary A. Cummings color link
Mary A. Cummings

#B72126

Spring Red color link
Spring Red

#BE1F35

American Red color link
American Red

#B32134

Rambutan color link
Rambutan

#C71232

Upsdell Red color link
Upsdell Red

#AE2029

Bills Red color link
Bills Red

#C60C30

Titans Red color link
Titans Red

#C8102E

#B8142D color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B8142D
  • RGB184, 20, 45
  • CMYK0, 64, 55, 28
  • CSSrgb(184, 20, 45)
  • HSL351°, 80%, 40%
  • HSL Precise350.854°, 80.392%, 40%
  • HSV351°, 89%, 72%
  • HSB351°, 89%, 72%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.722
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.078
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.176
  • GLSLvec3(0.722, 0.078, 0.176)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.722, 0.078, 0.176, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.722, 0.078, 0.176)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB7.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB17.6%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB8142D
  • DECIMAL ID12063789
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers20 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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