Information about #B9060C color

#B9060C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B9060C falls into the Red Color FamilyFull Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(185, 6, 12) — 72.5% red, 2.4% green, 4.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 70 / 68 / 27. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #B9060C reads as a maximally vivid earthy red and 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 a near neighbor of Goomba (#BC0500). Its next-closest registered neighbors are UE Red (#BA0001) and Naga Red (#AB0707).

The recipe behind #B9060C is rgb(185, 6, 12), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #B9060C: 6.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.1:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B9060C is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B9060C color variations

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#B9060C 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #B9060C

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

Goomba color link
Goomba

#BC0500

UE Red color link
UE Red

#BA0001

Naga Red color link
Naga Red

#AB0707

Darkish Red color link
Darkish Red

#A90308

Venetian Red color link
Venetian Red

#C80815

Vibrant Ruby color link
Vibrant Ruby

#A7080D

Youtube Red color link
Youtube Red

#B2071D

Poppy color link
Poppy

#AC0019

Tomato Sauce color link
Tomato Sauce

#B21807

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B9060C
  • RGB185, 6, 12
  • CMYK0, 70, 68, 27
  • CSSrgb(185, 6, 12)
  • HSL358°, 94%, 37%
  • HSL Precise357.989°, 93.717%, 37.451%
  • HSV358°, 97%, 73%
  • HSB358°, 97%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.024
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.047
  • GLSLvec3(0.725, 0.024, 0.047)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.725, 0.024, 0.047, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.725, 0.024, 0.047)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB2.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB4.7%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDB9060C
  • DECIMAL ID12125708
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01