#b01717

Color #b01717

A vivid, highly saturated dark red.

Closest named color Firebrick #b22222 · ΔE 4.94 Nearest Tailwind class red-700 #c10007 · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b01717

RGB

rgb(176, 23, 23)

HSL

hsl(0, 76.9%, 39%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 86.9%, 69%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 86.9%, 86.9%, 31%)

LAB

lab(37.68, 57.71, 42.02)

LCH

lch(37.68, 71.39, 36.06)

OKLCH

oklch(48.5%, 0.1855, 27.79)

HWB

hwb(0, 9%, 31%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#17b0b0

Analogous

#b01763

#b01717

#b06317

Triadic

#b01717

#17b017

#1717b0

Split-complementary

#b01717

#17b063

#1763b0

Tetradic

#b01717

#b0b017

#17b0b0

#1717b0

Square

#b01717

#63b017

#17b0b0

#6317b0

Shades

Color #b01717 mixed toward black.

#931313

#750f0f

#580b0b

#3b0808

#1d0404

Tints

Color #b01717 mixed toward white.

#de1d1d

#e74848

#ed7575

#f3a3a3

#f9d1d1

Tones

Color #b01717 mixed toward gray.

#a32424

#963030

#8a3d3d

#7d4a4a

#705757

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.98:1

White text reads better on this background (7.04:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#898817 · ΔE 47.9

Deuteranopia

#8f9617 · ΔE 52.9

Tritanopia

#ac1717 · ΔE 0.8

Achromatopsia

#595959 · ΔE 27.5

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #b01717;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b01717]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#b01717 (#b01717) is rgb(176, 23, 23) in RGB.

No, #b01717 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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