Information about #B31700 color

#B31700 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B31700 falls into the Red Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(179, 23, 0) — 70.2% red, 9% green, 0% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 61 / 70 / 30. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#B31700 presents itself as a intensely saturated red — one that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Tomato Sauce (#B21807). Slightly further away sit Strong Scarlet (#A81500) and Red Thread (#A81900).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(179, 23, 0)), which gives #B31700 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 6.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.0:1. #B31700 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#B31700 color variations

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

#B31700 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#F42000

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#FF5238

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#FF8C7A

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#FFC5BC

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White

#FFFFFF

#B31700 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#B31700

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#8E1300

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#6B0E00

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#470900

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#230400

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Black

#000000

#B31700 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#AE2813

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#A73A29

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#9D4F43

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#8F665F

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Grey

#808080

#B31700 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#77B200

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#B2A600

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#B25F00

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#B2002F

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#B20077

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#A600B2

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#B31700 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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#009BB3
#009BB3

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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
#B31700
#B31700

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#0041B3
#0041B3

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#00B371
#00B371

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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
#B37100
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#B31700
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#B30041
#B30041

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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
#B31700
#B31700

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#00B318
#00B318

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#1800B3
#1800B3

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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
#B31700
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#9BB300
#9BB300

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#009BB3
#009BB3

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#1800B3
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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
#B31700
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#41B300
#41B300

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#009BB3
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#7100B3
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Nearest named colors to #B31700

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

Strong Scarlet color link
Strong Scarlet

#A81500

Red Thread color link
Red Thread

#A81900

Rojo Spanish Red color link
Rojo Spanish Red

#A91101

Mordant Red 19 color link
Mordant Red 19

#AE0C00

Rufous color link
Rufous

#A81C07

Rust Red color link
Rust Red

#AA2704

Naga Red color link
Naga Red

#AB0707

Goomba color link
Goomba

#BC0500

Strong Vermilion color link
Strong Vermilion

#A82A00

Vibrant Ruby color link
Vibrant Ruby

#A7080D

Vintage Red color link
Vintage Red

#AF2413

#B31700 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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#B31700 color image #B31700 color ORCN HD wallpaper 3840x2160 (Desktop)
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#B31700 color image #B31700 color solid HD wallpaper 3840x2160 (Desktop)
#B31700 color image #B31700 color solid HD wallpaper 1170x2532 (Mobile)

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B31700
  • RGB179, 23, 0
  • CMYK0, 61, 70, 30
  • CSSrgb(179, 23, 0)
  • HSL8°, 100%, 35%
  • HSL Precise7.709°, 100%, 35.098%
  • HSV8°, 100%, 70%
  • HSB8°, 100%, 70%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.702
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.090
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.000
  • GLSLvec3(0.702, 0.090, 0.000)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.702, 0.090, 0.000, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.702, 0.090, 0.000)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB70.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB0%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDB31700
  • DECIMAL ID11736832
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers16 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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