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#B11A06 Color

#B11A06 is rgb(177, 26, 6) in RGB, hsl(7, 93%, 36%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 85%, 97%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tomato Sauce (#B21807), indistinguishable to the eye at ΔE 0.73. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B11A06
HEX#B11A06
RGBrgb(177, 26, 6)
HSLhsl(7, 93%, 36%)
HSVhsv(7, 97%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 85%, 97%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(48.8% 0.186 30.9)
LABlab(38.78% 57.82 51.07)
LCHlch(38.78% 77.14 41.45)

What #B11A06 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 #B11A06, 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.

#B11A06 Channel Values

How #B11A06 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 177 · G 26 · B 68-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 7° · S 93% · L 36%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 7° · S 97% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 85% · Y 97% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.95:1 vs white · 3.02:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B11A06 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 text6.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B11A06

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B11A06; 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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Tints & Shades of #B11A06

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.

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How #B11A06 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#B11A06
Protanopia#525200
Protanomaly#834202
Deuteranopia#6D6D00
Deuteranomaly#8D5700
Tritanopia#B11818
Tritanomaly#B11913
Achromatopsia#595959

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Using #B11A06 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b11a06: #B11A06;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B11A06;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b11a06': '#B11A06' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.694, green: 0.102, blue: 0.024)
Android XML<color name="color_b11a06">#B11A06</color>
SVG fillfill="#B11A06"

More Red Colors

#B11A06 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#B11A06 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B11A06?

#B11A06 is a dark red — rgb(177, 26, 6) in RGB and hsl(7, 93%, 36%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tomato Sauce (#B21807), which is indistinguishable to the eye at a CIE76 distance of 0.73.

What is the RGB value of #B11A06?

#B11A06 is rgb(177, 26, 6) — red 177, green 26, and blue 6 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B11A06?

#B11A06 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 85%, 97%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B11A06 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #B11A06 scores 6.95:1 against white and 3.02:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B11A06 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B11A06 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 11.99, which is visibly different.

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