Information about #B42C0D color

#B42C0D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B42C0D falls into the Red Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(180, 44, 13) — 70.6% red, 17.3% green, 5.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 53 / 65 / 29. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A maximally vivid red, #B42C0D 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 just a few steps away from Vintage Red (#AF2413). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Rustic Coral (#AE3415) and Rust Red (#AA2704).

In RGB terms — rgb(180, 44, 13) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #B42C0D: 6.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.3:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B42C0D is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B42C0D color variations

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

#B42C0D color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B42C0D color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B42C0D color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B42C0D 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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#B42C0D 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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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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#2C0DB5
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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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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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Nearest named colors to #B42C0D

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

Rust Red color link
Rust Red

#AA2704

Lemon Iced Tea color link
Lemon Iced Tea

#BD3000

Strong Vermilion color link
Strong Vermilion

#A82A00

Terlingua Orange color link
Terlingua Orange

#C13C0F

Rufous color link
Rufous

#A81C07

Tomato Sauce color link
Tomato Sauce

#B21807

Tabasco color link
Tabasco

#A02712

Rust color link
Rust

#B7410E

Carnelian color link
Carnelian

#B31B1B

Red Cola color link
Red Cola

#B62020

#B42C0D color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B42C0D
  • RGB180, 44, 13
  • CMYK0, 53, 65, 29
  • CSSrgb(180, 44, 13)
  • HSL11°, 87%, 38%
  • HSL Precise11.138°, 86.528%, 37.843%
  • HSV11°, 93%, 71%
  • HSB11°, 93%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.706
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.173
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.051
  • GLSLvec3(0.706, 0.173, 0.051)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.706, 0.173, 0.051, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.706, 0.173, 0.051)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB70.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB17.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB5.1%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDB42C0D
  • DECIMAL ID11807757
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers12 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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