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#B02307 Color

#B02307 is rgb(176, 35, 7) in RGB, hsl(10, 92%, 36%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 80%, 96%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tomato Sauce (#B21807), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.22. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B02307
HEX#B02307
RGBrgb(176, 35, 7)
HSLhsl(10, 92%, 36%)
HSVhsv(10, 96%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 80%, 96%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(49.2% 0.18 32.3)
LABlab(39.37% 55.35 50.80)
LCHlch(39.37% 75.13 42.54)

What #B02307 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #B02307, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#B02307 Channel Values

How #B02307 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 176 · G 35 · B 78-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 10° · S 92% · L 36%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 10° · S 96% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 80% · Y 96% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.8:1 vs white · 3.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B02307 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 text6.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B02307

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B02307; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #B02307

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 #B02307.

How #B02307 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#B02307
Protanopia#545401
Protanomaly#834503
Deuteranopia#6E6E00
Deuteranomaly#8D5900
Tritanopia#B02121
Tritanomaly#B02219
Achromatopsia#5B5B5B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B02307 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b02307: #B02307;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B02307;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b02307': '#B02307' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.690, green: 0.137, blue: 0.027)
Android XML<color name="color_b02307">#B02307</color>
SVG fillfill="#B02307"

More Red Colors

#B02307 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#B02307 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B02307?

#B02307 is a dark red — rgb(176, 35, 7) in RGB and hsl(10, 92%, 36%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tomato Sauce (#B21807), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.22.

What is the RGB value of #B02307?

#B02307 is rgb(176, 35, 7) — red 176, green 35, and blue 7 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B02307?

#B02307 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 80%, 96%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B02307 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #B02307 scores 6.8:1 against white and 3.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B02307 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B02307 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is firebrick (#B22222) at a CIE76 distance of 11.69, which is visibly different.

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