#B63A16

A medium, vivid red closely aligning with Firebrick.

About #B63A16

Visually, #B63A16 is defined as a vivid red. Designers often compare it to the standard color Firebrick. In the RGB color space, it consists of 182 red, 58 green, and 22 blue.

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 68% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 13.5° hue, 78.4% saturation, and 40.0% lightness.

Contrast ratios determine whether this color is safe for typography. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#B63A16
RGB182, 58, 22
HSL13.5°, 78.4%, 40.0%
CMYK0%, 68%, 88%, 29%
HSV13.5°, 87.9%, 71.4%
LAB42.8, 48.5, 47.2
XYZ20.9, 13.0, 2.2
Decimal11942422

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

5.82:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.61:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
5.57:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
3.07:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #B63A16; }
.text-color { color: #B63A16; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #B63A16; }

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