What color is #B90000?

#B90000 is a dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Harlock’s Cape. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B90000?

The RGB value is 185, 0, 0: 185 red, 0 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B90000?

The complementary color is #00B9B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B90000?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.06:1 and white text 6.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B90000 color

#B90000 rgb(185, 0, 0)

Shades of red

The hex color #B90000 is a dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 0% green and 0% blue (185, 0, 0).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 100% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 100% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Harlock’s Cape (#BB0000), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.86:1).

#B90000 color codes

HEX	`#B90000`
RGB	`rgb(185, 0, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 0%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 100%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 100%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 100%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.41, 62.93, 52.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.41, 82.15, 40)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.01, 10.318, 0.938)`
Decimal	`12124160`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B90000, 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 #B90000	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#B90000 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	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 #B90000 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b90000; }
.text { color: #b90000; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b90000; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 0 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b90000, #b95d00); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Firebrick.

Questions

What color is #B90000?: #B90000 is a dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Harlock’s Cape. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B90000?: The RGB value is 185, 0, 0: 185 red, 0 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B90000?: The complementary color is #00B9B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B90000?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.06:1 and white text 6.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.