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#B61807 Color

#B61807 is rgb(182, 24, 7) in RGB, hsl(6, 93%, 37%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 87%, 96%, 29%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tomato Sauce (#B21807), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.7. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B61807
HEX#B61807
RGBrgb(182, 24, 7)
HSLhsl(6, 93%, 37%)
HSVhsv(6, 96%, 71%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 87%, 96%, 29%)
OKLCHoklch(49.6% 0.192 30.4)
LABlab(39.71% 59.65 51.83)
LCHlch(39.71% 79.02 40.99)

What #B61807 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 #B61807, 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.

#B61807 Channel Values

How #B61807 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 182 · G 24 · B 78-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 6° · S 93% · L 37%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 6° · S 96% · V 71%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 87% · Y 96% · K 29%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.72:1 vs white · 3.12:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B61807 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 text6.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B61807

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B61807; 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 #B61807

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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Shades

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How #B61807 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#B61807
Protanopia#535300
Protanomaly#864303
Deuteranopia#707000
Deuteranomaly#915900
Tritanopia#B61616
Tritanomaly#B61711
Achromatopsia#5C5C5C

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Using #B61807 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b61807: #B61807;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B61807;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b61807': '#B61807' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.714, green: 0.094, blue: 0.027)
Android XML<color name="color_b61807">#B61807</color>
SVG fillfill="#B61807"

More Red Colors

#B61807 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#B61807 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B61807?

#B61807 is a dark red — rgb(182, 24, 7) in RGB and hsl(6, 93%, 37%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tomato Sauce (#B21807), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.7.

What is the RGB value of #B61807?

#B61807 is rgb(182, 24, 7) — red 182, green 24, and blue 7 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B61807?

#B61807 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 87%, 96%, 29%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B61807 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #B61807 scores 6.72:1 against white and 3.12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B61807 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B61807 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 13.01, which is visibly different.

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