Information about #B9131C color

#B9131C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B9131C falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(185, 19, 28) — 72.5% red, 7.5% green, 11% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 65 / 62 / 27. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#B9131C is a vivid, lively warm red that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Murdoc Red (#BC161C). Slightly further away sit Carnelian (#B31B1B) and Chilli Pepper (#C11B17).

The recipe behind #B9131C is rgb(185, 19, 28), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #B9131C: 6.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.2:1 for black. No one has named #B9131C so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#B9131C color variations

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

#B9131C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B9131C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B9131C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B9131C 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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#B9131C 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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#1CB913
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#131CB9
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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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#13B9B0
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#131CB9
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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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#6EB913
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#5E13B9
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Nearest named colors to #B9131C

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

Murdoc Red color link
Murdoc Red

#BC161C

Carnelian color link
Carnelian

#B31B1B

Chilli Pepper color link
Chilli Pepper

#C11B17

Cadmium Purple color link
Cadmium Purple

#B60C26

Wine Red color link
Wine Red

#B11226

Del Toro color link
Del Toro

#B11D20

Youtube Red color link
Youtube Red

#B2071D

Red Cola color link
Red Cola

#B62020

Red Pepper color link
Red Pepper

#BB112A

Mary A. Cummings color link
Mary A. Cummings

#B72126

Firebrick color link
Firebrick

#B22222

Netherlands Red color link
Netherlands Red

#AE1C28

#B9131C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B9131C
  • RGB185, 19, 28
  • CMYK0, 65, 62, 27
  • CSSrgb(185, 19, 28)
  • HSL357°, 81%, 40%
  • HSL Precise356.747°, 81.373%, 40%
  • HSV357°, 90%, 73%
  • HSB357°, 90%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.075
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.110
  • GLSLvec3(0.725, 0.075, 0.110)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.725, 0.075, 0.110, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.725, 0.075, 0.110)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB7.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB11%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB9131C
  • DECIMAL ID12129052
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers22 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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