All About Color #B4271D

#B4271D

About #B4271D

#B4271D is a medium red color with the hex code #B4271D. In RGB it is red 180, green 39, blue 29; in HSL it is hue 4°, saturation 72%, lightness 41%; in CMYK it is 0%, 78%, 84%, 29%. Its contrast ratio is 6.46:1 on white and 3.25:1 on black.

#B4271D Color Conversion

Hex tripletB4, 27, 1D
CMYK0.00%, 78.33%, 83.89%, 29.41%
RGB Decimal180, 39, 29
HSL4°, 72%, 41%
RGB Octal264, 47, 35
HSV (HSB)3.97°, 83.89%, 70.59%
RGB Binary10110100, 100111, 11101
CIE-L*AB39.99, 54.93, 41.32
RGB Percent70.59%, 15.29%, 11.37%
CIE-L*CH39.99, 68.73, 36.95
XYZ19.77, 11.24, 2.29
CIE-L*UV39.99, 107.66, 25.90
xyY0.59, 0.34, 11.24
Hunter-Lab33.53, 46.57, 19.42
RYB70.59%, 15.57%, 11.37%

Color Accessibility Scores

#B4271D on a dark background: contrast 3.25:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#B4271D on a light background: contrast 6.46:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #B4271D, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #B4271D. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#B4271D · #E2554B · #651610 · #1DAAB4 · #4BD8E2

Analogous palette

#B41DAA · #B41D5F · #B4271D · #B4731D · #AAB41D

Triadic palette

#B4271D · #1DB427 · #271DB4 · #E2554B · #4BE255

Tetradic palette

#B4271D · #5FB41D · #1DAAB4 · #731DB4 · #651610

Monochromatic palette

#300B08 · #721913 · #B4271D · #E0493E · #EA8780

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