What color is #B60C3A?

#B60C3A is a vivid rose, closest to the named color Pure Passion. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B60C3A?

The RGB value is 182, 12, 58: 182 red, 12 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B60C3A?

The complementary color is #0CB688, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B60C3A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.1:1 and white text 6.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B60C3A color

#B60C3A rgb(182, 12, 58)

Shades of red

The hex color #B60C3A is a vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 4.7% green and 22.7% blue (182, 12, 58).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 88% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 93% magenta, 68% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Pure Passion (#B40039), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.77:1).

#B60C3A color codes

HEX	`#B60C3A`
RGB	`rgb(182, 12, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 4.7%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 88%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 93%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 93%, 68%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.75, 62.32, 22.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.75, 66.4, 20.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.189, 10.517, 4.969)`
Decimal	`11930682`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B60C3A, 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 #B60C3A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#B60C3A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	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 #B60C3A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b60c3a; }
.text { color: #b60c3a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b60c3a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 12 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b60c3a, #b6330c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cardinal Red.

Questions

What color is #B60C3A?: #B60C3A is a vivid rose, closest to the named color Pure Passion. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B60C3A?: The RGB value is 182, 12, 58: 182 red, 12 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B60C3A?: The complementary color is #0CB688, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B60C3A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.1:1 and white text 6.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.