Information about #B31421 color
Basic facts about this digital color
A vivid, lively red, #B31421 sits comfortably between light and dark. Expect to see shades like this in logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Wine Red (#B11226). Nearby in the Register you will also find Carnelian (#B31B1B) and Del Toro (#B11D20).
In RGB terms — rgb(179, 20, 33) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 6.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.0:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#B31421 color variations
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#B31421 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#B31421 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#B31421 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#B31421 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#B31421 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #B31421 color
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Nearest named colors to #B31421
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#B11226
#B31B1B
#B11D20
#B60C26
#BC161C
#AE1C28
#B62020
#BB112A
#B2071D
#B22222
#B72126
#AE2029
#B31421 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#B31421
- RGB179, 20, 33
- CMYK0, 62, 57, 30
- CSSrgb(179, 20, 33)
- HSL355°, 80%, 39%
- HSL Precise355.094°, 79.899%, 39.02%
- HSV355°, 89%, 70%
- HSB355°, 89%, 70%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.702
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.078
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.129
- GLSLvec3(0.702, 0.078, 0.129)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.702, 0.078, 0.129, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.702, 0.078, 0.129)
- Percentage of Red in RGB70.2%
- Percentage of Green in RGB7.8%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB12.9%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX IDB31421
- DECIMAL ID11736097
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers28 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
