#B60716

A dark, vivid red closely aligning with Firebrick.

About #B60716

When working with digital screens, the color #B60716 is rendered by mixing light. 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, 7, and 22.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). This specific hue requires a mix of 0% C, 96% M, 88% Y, and 29% K. With a hue angle of 354.9 degrees, it sits comfortably in the red spectrum.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Because it is a dark color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#B60716
RGB182, 7, 22
HSL354.9°, 92.6%, 37.1%
CMYK0%, 96%, 88%, 29%
HSV354.9°, 96.2%, 71.4%
LAB38.1, 61.7, 43.4
XYZ19.5, 10.2, 1.7
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Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

6.93:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.03:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
6.62:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
2.58:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #B60716; }
.text-color { color: #B60716; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #B60716; }

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