What color is #B9030A?

#B9030A is a dark, vivid red known as Bullseye. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Bullseye?

The RGB value is 185, 3, 10: 185 red, 3 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Bullseye?

The complementary color is #03B9B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9030A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.08:1 and white text 6.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Bullseye color: hex code #B9030A

#B9030A rgb(185, 3, 10)

Shades of red

Bullseye has the hex code #B9030A. It is a dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 1.2% green and 3.9% blue (185, 3, 10).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 97% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 98% magenta, 95% yellow and 27% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.82:1).

Bullseye (#B9030A) color codes

HEX	`#B9030A`
RGB	`rgb(185, 3, 10)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 1.2%, 3.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 97%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 98%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 98%, 95%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.56, 62.71, 49.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.56, 79.65, 38.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.098, 10.405, 1.237)`
Decimal	`12124938`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Bullseye, 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 #B9030A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#B9030A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #B9030A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9030a; }
.text { color: #b9030a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9030a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 3 10 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9030a, #b95703); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Firebrick.

See #B9030A on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #B9030A?: #B9030A is a dark, vivid red known as Bullseye. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Bullseye?: The RGB value is 185, 3, 10: 185 red, 3 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Bullseye?: The complementary color is #03B9B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9030A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.08:1 and white text 6.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.