Information about #B5171F color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #B5171F reads as a energetic, saturated earthy red and sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. 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 Carnelian (#B31B1B). Nearby in the Register you will also find Del Toro (#B11D20) and Murdoc Red (#BC161C).
In RGB terms — rgb(181, 23, 31) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 6.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.1:1. No one has named #B5171F so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#B5171F color variations
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#B5171F color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#B5171F color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#B5171F color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#B5171F color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#B5171F 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 #B5171F color
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Nearest named colors to #B5171F
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#B31B1B
#B11D20
#BC161C
#B62020
#B11226
#B22222
#B72126
#AE1C28
#B60C26
#BB112A
#C11B17
#AE2029
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#B5171F
- RGB181, 23, 31
- CMYK0, 62, 59, 29
- CSSrgb(181, 23, 31)
- HSL357°, 77%, 40%
- HSL Precise356.962°, 77.451%, 40%
- HSV357°, 87%, 71%
- HSB357°, 87%, 71%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.710
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.090
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.122
- GLSLvec3(0.710, 0.090, 0.122)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.710, 0.090, 0.122, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.710, 0.090, 0.122)
- Percentage of Red in RGB71%
- Percentage of Green in RGB9%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB12.2%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX IDB5171F
- DECIMAL ID11867935
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers24 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
