Information about #B42417 color
Basic facts about this digital color
A energetic, saturated earthy red, #B42417 holds a balanced mid-tone. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Vintage Red (#AF2413). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Carnelian (#B31B1B) and Red Cola (#B62020).
The recipe behind #B42417 is rgb(180, 36, 23), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #B42417: 6.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.2:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B42417 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#B42417 color variations
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#B42417 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#B42417 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#B42417 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#B42417 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#B42417 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 #B42417 color
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Nearest named colors to #B42417
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#AF2413
#B31B1B
#B62020
#B22222
#B11D20
#B72126
#C11B17
#BC161C
#AE3415
#A41D19
#B22B27
#A62A20
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#B42417
- RGB180, 36, 23
- CMYK0, 56, 62, 29
- CSSrgb(180, 36, 23)
- HSL5°, 77%, 40%
- HSL Precise4.968°, 77.34%, 39.804%
- HSV5°, 87%, 71%
- HSB5°, 87%, 71%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.706
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.141
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.090
- GLSLvec3(0.706, 0.141, 0.090)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.706, 0.141, 0.090, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.706, 0.141, 0.090)
- Percentage of Red in RGB70.6%
- Percentage of Green in RGB14.1%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB9%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX IDB42417
- DECIMAL ID11805719
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
