#b30103 Color Information

#b30103 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 #b30103, and its official name is Artful Red. In RGB, it consists of 70.2% Red, 0.4% Green, and 1.2% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 99.4% Magenta, 98.3% Yellow, and 29.8% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 359.3°, with saturation of 98.9% and lightness of 35.3%. The decimal value for #b30103 is 11731203, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cc0000. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #b30103 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#b30103 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this colorArtful Red Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color179, 1, 3 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color70.2%, 0.4%, 1.2% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.298, 0.996, 0.988 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.994, 0.983, 0.298 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color359.3°, 98.9%, 35.3% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color359.3°, 99.4%, 70.2% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color18.618, 9.612, 0.960 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color179, 1, 3 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code11731203 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color37.137, 61.341, 50.295 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)37.137, 79.324, 39.349 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color37.137, 121.492, 25.977 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color31.003, 52.935, 19.866 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.638, 0.329, 9.612 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4289921283 / 0xffb30103 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cc0000 Copy
Last Updated: December 1, 2024

Shades of #b30103

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #b30103, its pure hue is 359.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 98.9%, and its lightness is 35.3%. 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 #b30103, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #160000 to #9d0103.

Tints of #b30103

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #b30103, its pure hue is 359.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 98.9%, and its lightness is 35.3%. 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 #b30103, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #bd2123 to #f6dfe0.

Tones of #b30103

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #b30103, its pure hue is 359.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 98.9%, 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 #b30103, which range from #5a5a5a (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #b40002 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #b30103

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #b30103! For #b30103, 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, #b30103. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #b30103

This color, #b30103, consists of 70.2% Red, 0.4% Green, and 1.2% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 179, Green = 1, Blue = 3. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #b30103 is 0% Cyan, 99.4% Magenta, 98.3% Yellow, and 29.8% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R70.2%
C0.0%
G0.4%
M99.4%
B1.2%
Y98.3%
K29.8%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 179 1 3
Octal 263 1 3
Hexa #b3 #01 #03
Binary 10110011 00000001 00000011
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 99 98 29
Octal 0 143 142 35
Hexa #00 #63 #62 #1d
Binary 00000000 01100011 01100010 00011101

Analogous Colors of #b30103

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #b30103 — which has hue 359.3° — its analogous colors are located at 29.3° and 359.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b30103.

Triadic Colors of #b30103

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 #b30103 — which has hue 359.3° — its triadic colors are located at 119.3° and 359.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b30103.

Complementary Color of #b30103

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #b30103 — which has hue 359.3° — its complementary color is located at 179.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b30103.

Split Complementary Colors of #b30103

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 #b30103 — which has hue 359.3° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 149.3° and 359.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b30103.

Tetradic Colors of #b30103

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 #b30103 — which has hue 359.3° — its tetradic colors are located at 269.3°, 359.3°, 89.3°, and 179.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #b30103.

Monochromatic Colors of #b30103

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #b30103, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #590102 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #fe1012 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #b30103

We want to make getting started with #b30103 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #b30103 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #b30103 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 #b30103 with other HTML elements.

#b30103 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #b30103.
<span style="color: #b30103;">The color of this text is #b30103.</span>

#b30103 Background Color

The background color for this text is #b30103.
<div style="background-color: #b30103; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #b30103.</div>

#b30103 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #b30103.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #b30103;">This color for the shadow of this text is #b30103.</span>

#b30103 Border Color

This is a div with border color #b30103.
<div style="border: #b30103 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #b30103.</div>

#b30103 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #b30103 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #b30103; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #b30103 on a white background.</div></div>

#b30103 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #b30103 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #b30103; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #b30103 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #b30103 to White

This is a gradient from #b30103 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#b30103,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#b30103,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#b30103,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#b30103,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #b30103 to white.</div>

Gradient from #b30103 to Black

This is a gradient from #b30103 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#b30103,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#b30103,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#b30103,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#b30103,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #b30103 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #b30103

In addition to using #b30103 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 #b30103 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #b30103, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 179, Green = 1, Blue = 3). If you need details about the color coordinates of #b30103 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 #b30103
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(179, 1, 3)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #b30103; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #b30103; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #b30103; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(179, 1, 3);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#b30103")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:179, green:1, blue:3, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:179 green:1 blue:3 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(179f, 1f, 3f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(179, 1, 3);
 

#b30103 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #b30103 the same way. For those with color blindness, #b30103 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #b30103 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #b30103 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 #b30103 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 #b30103 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 #b30103 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 7.2:1 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
Large Size Text

WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
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