What color is #B0063D?

#B0063D is a dark, vivid rose known as Ruby Queen. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Ruby Queen?

The RGB value is 176, 6, 61: 176 red, 6 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Ruby Queen?

The complementary color is #06B079, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0063D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.94:1 and white text 7.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Ruby Queen color: hex code #B0063D

#B0063D rgb(176, 6, 61)

Shades of red

Ruby Queen has the hex code #B0063D. It is a dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 2.4% green and 23.9% blue (176, 6, 61).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 93% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 97% magenta, 65% yellow and 31% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.14:1).

Ruby Queen (#B0063D) color codes

HEX	`#B0063D`
RGB	`rgb(176, 6, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 2.4%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 93%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 97%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 97%, 65%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.3, 61.66, 18.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.3, 64.49, 17.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.814, 9.7, 5.296)`
Decimal	`11535933`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Ruby Queen, 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 #B0063D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#B0063D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	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 #B0063D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0063d; }
.text { color: #b0063d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0063d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 6 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0063d, #b02406); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cardinal Red.

See #B0063D on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #B0063D?: #B0063D is a dark, vivid rose known as Ruby Queen. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Ruby Queen?: The RGB value is 176, 6, 61: 176 red, 6 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Ruby Queen?: The complementary color is #06B079, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0063D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.94:1 and white text 7.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.