Tomato Sauce (#B21807)

The hex code for Tomato Sauce is #B21807. It is rgb(178, 24, 7) in RGB, hsl(6, 92%, 36%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 87%, 96%, 30%) in CMYK — a dark red. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

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HEX#B21807

RGBrgb(178, 24, 7)

HSLhsl(6, 92%, 36%)

HSVhsv(6, 96%, 70%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 87%, 96%, 30%)

OKLCHoklch(48.9% 0.188 30.5)

LABlab(38.85% 58.53 50.88)

LCHlch(38.85% 77.55 41.00)

Colors Closest to Tomato Sauce

Tomato Sauce is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Mordant Red 19#AE0C00ΔE 2.36 Medium Red#B10304ΔE 2.96 International Orange (Engineering)#BA160CΔE 3.09 Rufous#A81C07ΔE 4.75 Lemon Iced Tea#BD3000ΔE 7.93 Traffic Red#C1121CΔE 8.08

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#B21807 Channel Values

How Tomato Sauce 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 178 · G 24 · B 7	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 6° · S 92% · L 36%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 6° · S 96% · V 70%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 87% · Y 96% · K 30%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	6.94:1 vs white · 3.03:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Tomato Sauce 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 text6.94:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.03:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

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Colors That Go With Tomato Sauce

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Tomato Sauce; 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 Tomato Sauce

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

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How Tomato Sauce 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#B21807

Protanopia#525201

Protanomaly#834203

Deuteranopia#6D6D00

Deuteranomaly#8E5700

Tritanopia#B21616

Tritanomaly#B21711

Achromatopsia#5A5A5A

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Using #B21807 in Code

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

CSS custom property--tomato-sauce: #B21807;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B21807;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'tomato-sauce': '#B21807' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.698, green: 0.094, blue: 0.027)

Android XML<color name="tomato_sauce">#B21807</color>

SVG fillfill="#B21807"

More Red Colors

Tomato Sauce sits in the redfamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

b22222 b11226 b30000 b10304 b57281 b00b1e b76e79 af593e b90e0a af4035 b94e48 ae2029 c73333 da2c43 e66771 f58fa3 fdc1ba ff386a ff8f8f ffd6dd 3c2126 610000 800000 9a4e40

#B21807 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Tomato Sauce?

The hex code for Tomato Sauce is #B21807. That is rgb(178, 24, 7) in RGB, hsl(6, 92%, 36%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(0%, 87%, 96%, 30%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #B21807?

#B21807 is rgb(178, 24, 7) — red 178, green 24, and blue 7 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B21807?

#B21807 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 87%, 96%, 30%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B21807 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #B21807 scores 6.94:1 against white and 3.03:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B21807 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B21807 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 11.89, which is visibly different.

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