Information about #B51B3A color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#B51B3A falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(181, 27, 58) — 71% red, 10.6% green, 22.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 60 / 48 / 29. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #B51B3A reads as a strongly colored earthy red and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from American Red (#B32134). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Old Glory Red (#B22234) and Spring Red (#BE1F35).

In RGB terms — rgb(181, 27, 58) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #B51B3A: 6.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.2:1 for black. #B51B3A has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#B51B3A color variations

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

#B51B3A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B51B3A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B51B3A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B51B3A 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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#B51B3A 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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#1B3AB6
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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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#87B61B
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#4A1BB6
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Nearest named colors to #B51B3A

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

American Red color link
American Red

#B32134

Old Glory Red color link
Old Glory Red

#B22234

Spring Red color link
Spring Red

#BE1F35

Rouge color link
Rouge

#AB1239

Deep Carmine color link
Deep Carmine

#A9203E

French Wine color link
French Wine

#AC1E44

Hot Spot color link
Hot Spot

#B22833

Cardinal color link
Cardinal

#C41E3A

StitchCraft color link
StitchCraft

#B02A3E

Falcons Red color link
Falcons Red

#A71930

Upsdell Red color link
Upsdell Red

#AE2029

Norway Red color link
Norway Red

#BA0C2F

#B51B3A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B51B3A
  • RGB181, 27, 58
  • CMYK0, 60, 48, 29
  • CSSrgb(181, 27, 58)
  • HSL348°, 74%, 41%
  • HSL Precise347.922°, 74.038%, 40.784%
  • HSV348°, 85%, 71%
  • HSB348°, 85%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.106
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.227
  • GLSLvec3(0.710, 0.106, 0.227)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.710, 0.106, 0.227, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.710, 0.106, 0.227)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB71%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB10.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB22.7%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB51B3A
  • DECIMAL ID11868986
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers18 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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