What color is #B11E40?

#B11E40 is a moderate red, closest to the named color Cherryade. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B11E40?

The RGB value is 177, 30, 64: 177 red, 30 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B11E40?

The complementary color is #1EB18F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B11E40?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and white text 6.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B11E40 color

#B11E40 rgb(177, 30, 64)

Shades of red

The hex color #B11E40 is a moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 11.8% green and 25.1% blue (177, 30, 64).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 71% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 83% magenta, 64% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Cherryade (#B22743), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.71:1).

#B11E40 color codes

HEX	`#B11E40`
RGB	`rgb(177, 30, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 11.8%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 71%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 83%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 83%, 64%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.98, 58.02, 19.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.98, 61.12, 18.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.523, 10.649, 5.877)`
Decimal	`11607616`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B11E40, 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 #B11E40	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#B11E40 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	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 #B11E40 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b11e40; }
.text { color: #b11e40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b11e40; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 30 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b11e40, #b1451e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cardinal Red.

Questions

What color is #B11E40?: #B11E40 is a moderate red, closest to the named color Cherryade. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B11E40?: The RGB value is 177, 30, 64: 177 red, 30 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B11E40?: The complementary color is #1EB18F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B11E40?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and white text 6.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.