Information about #B9021B color

#B9021B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B9021B falls into the Red Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(185, 2, 27) — 72.5% red, 0.8% green, 10.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 72 / 62 / 27. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #B9021B reads as a pure, full-strength earthy red and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Angels Red (#BA0021). Slightly further away sit Youtube Red (#B2071D) and Smashing (#AD0020).

In RGB terms — rgb(185, 2, 27) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #B9021B: 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.

#B9021B color variations

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

#B9021B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B9021B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#950115

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#70010F

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Black

#000000

#B9021B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#B4152A

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#AA2C3D

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#9F4551

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#906167

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Grey

#808080

#B9021B 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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#BA0164

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#BA01AE

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#B9021B 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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#02BBA2
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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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#0277BB
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#02BB46
#02BB46

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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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#BB0277
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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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#1BBB02
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#021BBB
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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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#BBA202
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#02BBA2
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#021BBB
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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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#77BB02
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#02BBA2
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#4602BB
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Nearest named colors to #B9021B

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

Angels Red color link
Angels Red

#BA0021

Youtube Red color link
Youtube Red

#B2071D

Smashing color link
Smashing

#AD0020

Poppy color link
Poppy

#AC0019

Cincinnati Red color link
Cincinnati Red

#C6011F

Monza color link
Monza

#C7031E

Cadmium Purple color link
Cadmium Purple

#B60C26

Harvard Crimson color link
Harvard Crimson

#C90016

Venetian Red color link
Venetian Red

#C80815

Strong Amaranth color link
Strong Amaranth

#A80015

Alabama Crimson color link
Alabama Crimson

#AF002A

Murdoc Red color link
Murdoc Red

#BC161C

#B9021B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B9021B
  • RGB185, 2, 27
  • CMYK0, 72, 62, 27
  • CSSrgb(185, 2, 27)
  • HSL352°, 98%, 37%
  • HSL Precise351.803°, 97.861%, 36.667%
  • HSV352°, 99%, 73%
  • HSB352°, 99%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.008
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.106
  • GLSLvec3(0.725, 0.008, 0.106)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.725, 0.008, 0.106, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.725, 0.008, 0.106)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB0.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB10.6%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDB9021B
  • DECIMAL ID12124699
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers7 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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