What color is #B40441?

#B40441 is a dark, vivid rose known as Fancy Red Wine. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Fancy Red Wine?

The RGB value is 180, 4, 65: 180 red, 4 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Fancy Red Wine?

The complementary color is #04B477, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B40441?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Fancy Red Wine color: hex code #B40441

#B40441 rgb(180, 4, 65)

Shades of red

Fancy Red Wine has the hex code #B40441. It is a dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 1.6% green and 25.5% blue (180, 4, 65).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 96% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 98% magenta, 64% yellow and 29% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.92:1).

Fancy Red Wine (#B40441) color codes

HEX	`#B40441`
RGB	`rgb(180, 4, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 1.6%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 96%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 98%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 98%, 64%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.15, 63.09, 17.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.15, 65.5, 15.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.822, 10.175, 5.92)`
Decimal	`11797569`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Fancy Red Wine, 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 #B40441	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#B40441 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	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 #B40441 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b40441; }
.text { color: #b40441; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b40441; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 4 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b40441, #b41f04); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cardinal Red.

See #B40441 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #B40441?: #B40441 is a dark, vivid rose known as Fancy Red Wine. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Fancy Red Wine?: The RGB value is 180, 4, 65: 180 red, 4 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Fancy Red Wine?: The complementary color is #04B477, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B40441?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.