Information about #B91C0E color

#B91C0E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B91C0E falls into the Red Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(185, 28, 14) — 72.5% red, 11% green, 5.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 62 / 67 / 27. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#B91C0E presents itself as a pure, full-strength earthy red — one that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Tomato Sauce (#B21807). Slightly further away sit Chilli Pepper (#C11B17) and Vintage Red (#AF2413).

In RGB terms — rgb(185, 28, 14) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #B91C0E: 6.5:1 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.

#B91C0E color variations

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#B91C0E 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 #B91C0E

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

Vintage Red color link
Vintage Red

#AF2413

Carnelian color link
Carnelian

#B31B1B

Murdoc Red color link
Murdoc Red

#BC161C

Rufous color link
Rufous

#A81C07

Red Cola color link
Red Cola

#B62020

Del Toro color link
Del Toro

#B11D20

Sulurouge color link
Sulurouge

#CC1410

Rust Red color link
Rust Red

#AA2704

Firebrick color link
Firebrick

#B22222

Red Thread color link
Red Thread

#A81900

#B91C0E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B91C0E
  • RGB185, 28, 14
  • CMYK0, 62, 67, 27
  • CSSrgb(185, 28, 14)
  • HSL5°, 86%, 39%
  • HSL Precise4.912°, 85.93%, 39.02%
  • HSV5°, 92%, 73%
  • HSB5°, 92%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.110
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.055
  • GLSLvec3(0.725, 0.110, 0.055)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.725, 0.110, 0.055, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.725, 0.110, 0.055)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB11%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB5.5%
  • Color Family (Hue)Red
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDB91C0E
  • DECIMAL ID12131342
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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