#B60000
A dark, vivid red closely aligning with Firebrick.
About #B60000
Visually, #B60000 is defined as a vivid red. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Firebrick. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 182, 0, and 0.
While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 100% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 0.0° hue, 100.0% saturation, and 35.7% lightness.
When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #FFFFFF text provides the most optimal reading experience. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#B60000
RGB182, 0, 0
HSL0.0°, 100.0%, 35.7%
CMYK0%, 100%, 100%, 29%
HSV0.0°, 100.0%, 71.4%
LAB37.7, 62.2, 52.2
XYZ19.3, 9.9, 0.9
Decimal11927552
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
7.03:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.99:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
6.71:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
2.54:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #B60000;
}
.text-color {
color: #B60000;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #B60000;
}