#B60024

A dark, vivid red closely aligning with Firebrick.

About #B60024

At its core, #B60024 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 36.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 80% yellow, and 29% black. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Because it is a dark color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#B60024
RGB182, 0, 36
HSL348.1°, 100.0%, 35.7%
CMYK0%, 100%, 80%, 29%
HSV348.1°, 100.0%, 71.4%
LAB38.0, 62.8, 35.6
XYZ19.6, 10.1, 2.6
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Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

6.97:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.01:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
6.66:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
2.56:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #B60024; }
.text-color { color: #B60024; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #B60024; }

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