What color is #B0003C?

#B0003C is a dark, vivid rose known as Bindi Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Bindi Red?

The RGB value is 176, 0, 60: 176 red, 0 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Bindi Red?

The complementary color is #00B074, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0003C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Bindi Red color: hex code #B0003C

#B0003C rgb(176, 0, 60)

Shades of red

Bindi Red has the hex code #B0003C. It is a dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 0% green and 23.5% blue (176, 0, 60).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 100% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 66% yellow and 31% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.21:1).

Bindi Red (#B0003C) color codes

HEX	`#B0003C`
RGB	`rgb(176, 0, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 0%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 100%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 100%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 66%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.04, 62.3, 19.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.04, 65.19, 17.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.722, 9.559, 5.133)`
Decimal	`11534396`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Bindi Red, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #B0003C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#B0003C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #B0003C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0003c; }
.text { color: #b0003c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0003c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 0 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0003c, #b01c00); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cardinal Red.

See #B0003C on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #B0003C?: #B0003C is a dark, vivid rose known as Bindi Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Bindi Red?: The RGB value is 176, 0, 60: 176 red, 0 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Bindi Red?: The complementary color is #00B074, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0003C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.