#B6240F

A dark, vivid red closely aligning with Firebrick.

About #B6240F

The precise color #B6240F is an excellent choice for modern design projects. Designers often compare it to the standard color Firebrick. Its digital footprint relies on 182 parts red, 36 parts green, and 15 parts blue light.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 80% magenta, 92% yellow, and 29% black. With a hue angle of 7.5 degrees, it sits comfortably in the red spectrum.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #FFFFFF text provides the most optimal reading experience. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#B6240F
RGB182, 36, 15
HSL7.5°, 84.8%, 38.6%
CMYK0%, 80%, 92%, 29%
HSV7.5°, 91.8%, 71.4%
LAB40.0, 56.1, 47.9
XYZ20.0, 11.2, 1.6
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Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

6.46:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.25:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
6.18:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
2.76:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #B6240F; }
.text-color { color: #B6240F; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #B6240F; }

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