Palettes / Colors / #B3000E

#B3000E — Vivid Red

#B3000E is a red color we call Vivid Red, closest to the named color FireBrick (#B22222). It belongs to the red family.

#B3000E is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #00B3A4; it also sits naturally between #B30068 and #B34A00. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 70% · Green 0% · Blue 5%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 100% · Yellow 92% · Key 30%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #B3000E

.text { color: #B3000E; }
.background { background-color: #B3000E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B3000E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(179, 0, 14); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(355, 100%, 35%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B3000E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(179, 0, 14, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B3000E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(179, 0, 14, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B3000E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B3000E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #B3000E

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Tones of #B3000E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #00B3A4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B3000E: #FFFFFF.

How #B3000E looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #B3000E rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #B3000D  ·  #B3000F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #B3000E?

#B3000E is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 179, 0, 14). Its closest standard named color is FireBrick.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B3000E?

#B3000E is RGB 179, 0, 14 — HSL 355°, 100%, 35% — CMYK 0%, 100%, 92%, 30%.

What colors go with #B3000E?

Its complement is #00B3A4; analogous partners are #B30068 and #B34A00. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B3000E for text?

White text on #B3000E has a contrast ratio of 7.18:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.92:1.