#B60016

A dark, vivid red closely aligning with Firebrick.

About #B60016

At its core, #B60016 is a dark and vivid hue. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Firebrick. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 182, 0, and 22.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 100% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Contrast ratios determine whether this color is safe for typography. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#B60016
RGB182, 0, 22
HSL352.7°, 100.0%, 35.7%
CMYK0%, 100%, 88%, 29%
HSV352.7°, 100.0%, 71.4%
LAB37.8, 62.5, 43.2
XYZ19.4, 10.0, 1.7
Decimal11927574

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

7.00:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.00:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
6.69:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
2.55:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #B60016; }
.text-color { color: #B60016; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #B60016; }

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