#b0000a Color Information

#b0000a Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #b0000a. In RGB, it consists of 69.0% Red, 0.0% Green, and 3.9% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 100% Magenta, 94.3% Yellow, and 31% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 356.6°, with saturation of 100% and lightness of 34.5%. The decimal value for #b0000a is 11534346, and its nearest "web safe" color is #990000. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #b0000a is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is red.
  • HexHex code for this color#b0000a Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color176, 0, 10 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color69.0%, 0.0%, 3.9% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.310, 1.000, 0.961 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 1, 0.943, 0.31 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color356.6°, 100.0%, 34.5% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color356.6°, 100.0%, 69.0% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color17.959, 9.252, 1.126 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color176, 0, 10 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code11534346 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color36.465, 60.773, 46.878 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)36.465, 76.752, 37.645 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color36.465, 118.895, 24.510 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color30.417, 52.163, 19.096 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.634, 0.326, 9.252 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4289724426 / 0xffb0000a Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#990000 Copy
Last Updated: March 28, 2024

Shades of #b0000a

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #b0000a, its pure hue is 356.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 100.0%, and its lightness is 34.5%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #b0000a, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #160001 to #9a0009.

Tints of #b0000a

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #b0000a, its pure hue is 356.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 100.0%, and its lightness is 34.5%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #b0000a, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #ba2029 to #f5dfe0.

Tones of #b0000a

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #b0000a, its pure hue is 356.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 100.0%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #b0000a, which range from #585858 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #b0000a (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #b0000a

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #b0000a! For #b0000a, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #b0000a. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #b0000a

This color, #b0000a, consists of 69.0% Red, 0.0% Green, and 3.9% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 176, Green = 0, Blue = 10. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #b0000a is 0% Cyan, 100% Magenta, 94.3% Yellow, and 31% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R69.0%
C0.0%
G0.0%
M100.0%
B3.9%
Y94.3%
K31.0%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 176 0 10
Octal 260 0 12
Hexa #b0 #00 #0a
Binary 10110000 00000000 00001010
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 100 94 30
Octal 0 144 136 36
Hexa #00 #64 #5e #1e
Binary 00000000 01100100 01011110 00011110

Analogous Colors of #b0000a

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #b0000a — which has hue 356.6° — its analogous colors are located at 26.6° and 356.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b0000a.

Triadic Colors of #b0000a

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #b0000a — which has hue 356.6° — its triadic colors are located at 116.6° and 356.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b0000a.

Complementary Color of #b0000a

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #b0000a — which has hue 356.6° — its complementary color is located at 176.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b0000a.

Split Complementary Colors of #b0000a

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #b0000a — which has hue 356.6° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 146.6° and 356.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b0000a.

Tetradic Colors of #b0000a

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #b0000a — which has hue 356.6° — its tetradic colors are located at 266.6°, 356.6°, 86.6°, and 176.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b0000a.

Monochromatic Colors of #b0000a

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #b0000a, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #580005 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #ff0917 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #b0000a

We want to make getting started with #b0000a on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #b0000a into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #b0000a can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #b0000a with other HTML elements.

#b0000a Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #b0000a.
<span style="color: #b0000a;">The color of this text is #b0000a.</span>

#b0000a Background Color

The background color for this text is #b0000a.
<div style="background-color: #b0000a; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #b0000a.</div>

#b0000a Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #b0000a.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #b0000a;">This color for the shadow of this text is #b0000a.</span>

#b0000a Border Color

This is a div with border color #b0000a.
<div style="border: #b0000a 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #b0000a.</div>

#b0000a Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #b0000a on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #b0000a; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #b0000a on a white background.</div></div>

#b0000a Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #b0000a on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #b0000a; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #b0000a on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #b0000a to White

This is a gradient from #b0000a to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#b0000a,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#b0000a,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#b0000a,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#b0000a,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #b0000a to white.</div>

Gradient from #b0000a to Black

This is a gradient from #b0000a to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#b0000a,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#b0000a,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#b0000a,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#b0000a,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #b0000a to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #b0000a

In addition to using #b0000a on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #b0000a in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #b0000a, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 176, Green = 0, Blue = 10). If you need details about the color coordinates of #b0000a in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #b0000a
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(176, 0, 10)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #b0000a; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #b0000a; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #b0000a; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(176, 0, 10);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#b0000a")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:176, green:0, blue:10, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:176 green:0 blue:10 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(176f, 0f, 10f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(176, 0, 10);
 

#b0000a Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #b0000a the same way. For those with color blindness, #b0000a might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #b0000a looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #b0000a is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #b0000a looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #b0000a will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #b0000a is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 7.4:1 against white. This is a high enough ratio to be considered accessible under both the AA and AAA level standards for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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