Information about #B9120C color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #B9120C is classified in the Register under the Red Color Family, with Full Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(185, 18, 12) — 72.5% red, 7.1% green, 4.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 65 / 68 / 27. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A maximally vivid earthy red, #B9120C holds a balanced mid-tone. Designers typically reach for tones like this for bold branding moments and attention-grabbing details. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Tomato Sauce (#B21807). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Chilli Pepper (#C11B17) and Murdoc Red (#BC161C).

In RGB terms — rgb(185, 18, 12) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #B9120C background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 6.7:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 3.2:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#B9120C color variations

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

#B9120C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B9120C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B9120C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B9120C 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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#B9120C 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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#BB0C5E
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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
#B9120C
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#0CBB12
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#120CBB
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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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#B5BB0C
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#0CB5BB
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#120CBB
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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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#5EBB0C
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#0CB5BB
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#690CBB
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Nearest named colors to #B9120C

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

Tomato Sauce color link
Tomato Sauce

#B21807

Chilli Pepper color link
Chilli Pepper

#C11B17

Murdoc Red color link
Murdoc Red

#BC161C

Mordant Red 19 color link
Mordant Red 19

#AE0C00

Goomba color link
Goomba

#BC0500

Carnelian color link
Carnelian

#B31B1B

Naga Red color link
Naga Red

#AB0707

Rojo Spanish Red color link
Rojo Spanish Red

#A91101

Sulurouge color link
Sulurouge

#CC1410

Venetian Red color link
Venetian Red

#C80815

Rufous color link
Rufous

#A81C07

Vibrant Ruby color link
Vibrant Ruby

#A7080D

#B9120C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B9120C
  • RGB185, 18, 12
  • CMYK0, 65, 68, 27
  • CSSrgb(185, 18, 12)
  • HSL2°, 88%, 39%
  • HSL Precise2.081°, 87.817%, 38.627%
  • HSV2°, 94%, 73%
  • HSB2°, 94%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.071
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.047
  • GLSLvec3(0.725, 0.071, 0.047)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.725, 0.071, 0.047, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.725, 0.071, 0.047)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB7.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB4.7%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDB9120C
  • DECIMAL ID12128780
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers18 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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