#B00B1E Color

#B00B1E is rgb(176, 11, 30) in RGB, hsl(353, 88%, 37%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 94%, 83%, 31%) in CMYK. The closest CSS named color is FireBrick (#B22222). White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B00B1E

HEX#B00B1E

RGBrgb(176, 11, 30)

HSLhsl(353, 88%, 37%)

HSVhsv(353, 94%, 69%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 94%, 83%, 31%)

OKLCHoklch(48.1% 0.19 24.9)

LABlab(37.80% 60.29 39.44)

LCHlch(37.80% 72.04 33.19)

#B00B1E Channel Values

How #B00B1E breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 176 · G 11 · B 30	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 353° · S 88% · L 37%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 353° · S 94% · V 69%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 94% · Y 83% · K 31%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	7.21:1 vs white · 2.91:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B00B1E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text7.21:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text2.91:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B00B1E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B00B1E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B00B1E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #B00B1E

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B00B1E.

How #B00B1E Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#B00B1E

Protanopia#4E4E1B

Protanomaly#813E1C

Deuteranopia#6B6B03

Deuteranomaly#8C5411

Tritanopia#B00E0E

Tritanomaly#B00D16

Achromatopsia#575757

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B00B1E in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-b00b1e: #B00B1E;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B00B1E;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b00b1e': '#B00B1E' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.690, green: 0.043, blue: 0.118)

Android XML<color name="color_b00b1e">#B00B1E</color>

SVG fillfill="#B00B1E"

#B00B1E Frequently Asked Questions

What is the RGB value of #B00B1E?

#B00B1E is rgb(176, 11, 30) — red 176, green 11, and blue 30 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B00B1E?

#B00B1E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 94%, 83%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B00B1E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #B00B1E scores 7.21:1 against white and 2.91:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Does #B00B1E have a color name?

#B00B1E is not one of the 140 CSS named colors. The closest named color is FireBrick (#B22222), at a CIE76 distance of 4.2, so the two are very hard to tell apart.

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