Information about #B42A15 color

#B42A15 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #B42A15 is classified in the Register under the Red Color Family, with High Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(180, 42, 21) — 70.6% red, 16.5% green, 8.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 54 / 62 / 29. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A vivid, lively warm red, #B42A15 occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Vintage Red (#AF2413). Slightly further away sit Rustic Coral (#AE3415) and Red Cola (#B62020).

The recipe behind #B42A15 is rgb(180, 42, 21), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 6.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.3:1. #B42A15 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#B42A15 color variations

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

#B42A15 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B42A15 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B42A15 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B42A15 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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#B42A15 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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#154EB2
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#15B278
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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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#15B22A
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#2A15B2
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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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#9DB215
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#159DB2
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#2A15B2
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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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#7815B2
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Nearest named colors to #B42A15

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

Vintage Red color link
Vintage Red

#AF2413

Rustic Coral color link
Rustic Coral

#AE3415

Red Cola color link
Red Cola

#B62020

Firebrick color link
Firebrick

#B22222

Carnelian color link
Carnelian

#B31B1B

Del Toro color link
Del Toro

#B11D20

Bonfire color link
Bonfire

#A62A20

Aesthetic Red color link
Aesthetic Red

#B22B27

Chinese Red color link
Chinese Red

#AA381E

Chinese Brown color link
Chinese Brown

#AB381F

Mary A. Cummings color link
Mary A. Cummings

#B72126

Rust Red color link
Rust Red

#AA2704

#B42A15 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B42A15
  • RGB180, 42, 21
  • CMYK0, 54, 62, 29
  • CSSrgb(180, 42, 21)
  • HSL8°, 79%, 39%
  • HSL Precise7.925°, 79.104%, 39.412%
  • HSV8°, 88%, 71%
  • HSB8°, 88%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.706
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.165
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.082
  • GLSLvec3(0.706, 0.165, 0.082)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.706, 0.165, 0.082, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.706, 0.165, 0.082)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB70.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB16.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB8.2%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDB42A15
  • DECIMAL ID11807253
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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