Information about #B40817 color

#B40817 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #B40817 belongs to the Red Color Family, featuring Full Saturation and Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(180, 8, 23) — 70.6% red, 3.1% green, 9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 67 / 62 / 29. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#B40817 is a intensely saturated warm red 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 hair away from Youtube Red (#B2071D). Slightly further away sit Poppy (#AC0019) and Smashing (#AD0020).

The recipe behind #B40817 is rgb(180, 8, 23), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #B40817: 7.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 3.0:1 for black. No one has named #B40817 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#B40817 color variations

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

#B40817 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B40817 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#900612

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#6C050D

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Black

#000000

#B40817 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B40817 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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#B40817 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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#086DB4
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#08B450
#08B450

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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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#17B408
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#0817B4
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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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#B4A608
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#0817B4
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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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#6DB408
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#08B4A6
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#5008B4
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Nearest named colors to #B40817

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

Youtube Red color link
Youtube Red

#B2071D

Poppy color link
Poppy

#AC0019

Smashing color link
Smashing

#AD0020

Angels Red color link
Angels Red

#BA0021

Strong Amaranth color link
Strong Amaranth

#A80015

Cadmium Purple color link
Cadmium Purple

#B60C26

Vibrant Ruby color link
Vibrant Ruby

#A7080D

Murdoc Red color link
Murdoc Red

#BC161C

Wine Red color link
Wine Red

#B11226

Naga Red color link
Naga Red

#AB0707

Darkish Red color link
Darkish Red

#A90308

Carnelian color link
Carnelian

#B31B1B

#B40817 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B40817
  • RGB180, 8, 23
  • CMYK0, 67, 62, 29
  • CSSrgb(180, 8, 23)
  • HSL355°, 91%, 37%
  • HSL Precise354.767°, 91.489%, 36.863%
  • HSV355°, 96%, 71%
  • HSB355°, 96%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.706
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.031
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.090
  • GLSLvec3(0.706, 0.031, 0.090)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.706, 0.031, 0.090, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.706, 0.031, 0.090)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB70.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB3.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB9%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDB40817
  • DECIMAL ID11798551
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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