Information about #B40E29 color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #B40E29 reads as a intensely saturated red and 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 a hair away from Cadmium Purple (#B60C26). Nearby in the Register you will also find Wine Red (#B11226) and Red Pepper (#BB112A).
In RGB terms — rgb(180, 14, 41) — 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.
#B40E29 color variations
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#B40E29 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#B40E29 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#B40E29 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#B40E29 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#B40E29 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 #B40E29 color
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Nearest named colors to #B40E29
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#B60C26
#B11226
#BB112A
#BA0C2F
#B2071D
#AF002A
#AE1C28
#B3002F
#BA0021
#BC161C
#B11D20
#C0022F
#B40E29 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#B40E29
- RGB180, 14, 41
- CMYK0, 65, 55, 29
- CSSrgb(180, 14, 41)
- HSL350°, 86%, 38%
- HSL Precise350.241°, 85.567%, 38.039%
- HSV350°, 92%, 71%
- HSB350°, 92%, 71%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.706
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.055
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.161
- GLSLvec3(0.706, 0.055, 0.161)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.706, 0.055, 0.161, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.706, 0.055, 0.161)
- Percentage of Red in RGB70.6%
- Percentage of Green in RGB5.5%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB16.1%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX IDB40E29
- DECIMAL ID11800105
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers22 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
