#B61616

A medium, vivid red closely aligning with Firebrick.

About #B61616

At its core, #B61616 is a medium and vivid hue. Its closest recognized web color is Firebrick. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(182, 22, 22).

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 88% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. 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#B61616
RGB182, 22, 22
HSL0.0°, 78.4%, 40.0%
CMYK0%, 88%, 88%, 29%
HSV0.0°, 87.9%, 71.4%
LAB38.9, 59.6, 44.0
XYZ19.7, 10.6, 1.8
Decimal11933206

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

6.74:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.12:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
6.44:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
2.65:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #B61616; }
.text-color { color: #B61616; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #B61616; }

Similar Colors

Firebrick
#B22222