What color is #B1282A?

#B1282A is a moderate red known as Tartan Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Tartan Red?

The RGB value is 177, 40, 42: 177 red, 40 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Tartan Red?

The complementary color is #28B1AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1282A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Tartan Red color: hex code #B1282A

#B1282A rgb(177, 40, 42)

Shades of red

Tartan Red has the hex code #B1282A. It is a moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 15.7% green and 16.5% blue (177, 40, 42).

Its hue angle is 359°, with 63% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 77% magenta, 76% yellow and 31% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.55:1).

Tartan Red (#B1282A) color codes

HEX	`#B1282A`
RGB	`rgb(177, 40, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 15.7%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(359, 63%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(359, 77%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 77%, 76%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.64, 54.11, 33.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.64, 63.67, 31.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.31, 11.035, 3.303)`
Decimal	`11610154`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Tartan 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 #B1282A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#B1282A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	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 #B1282A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1282a; }
.text { color: #b1282a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1282a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 40 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1282a, #b16b28); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #B1282A on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #B1282A?: #B1282A is a moderate red known as Tartan Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Tartan Red?: The RGB value is 177, 40, 42: 177 red, 40 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Tartan Red?: The complementary color is #28B1AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1282A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.