What color is #B30042?

#B30042 is a dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Fancy Red Wine. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B30042?

The RGB value is 179, 0, 66: 179 red, 0 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B30042?

The complementary color is #00B371, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B30042?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 7.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B30042 color

#B30042 rgb(179, 0, 66)

Shades of red

The hex color #B30042 is a dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 0% green and 25.9% blue (179, 0, 66).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 100% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 63% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Fancy Red Wine (#B40441), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.01:1).

#B30042 color codes

HEX	`#B30042`
RGB	`rgb(179, 0, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 0%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 100%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 100%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 63%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.81, 63.35, 16.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.81, 65.45, 14.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.576, 9.98, 6.049)`
Decimal	`11731010`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B30042, 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 #B30042	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#B30042 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	3:1	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 #B30042 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b30042; }
.text { color: #b30042; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b30042; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 0 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b30042, #b31700); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cardinal Red.

Questions

What color is #B30042?: #B30042 is a dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Fancy Red Wine. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B30042?: The RGB value is 179, 0, 66: 179 red, 0 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B30042?: The complementary color is #00B371, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B30042?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 7.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.