Palettes / Colors / #B60205

#B60205 — Vivid Red

#B60205 is a red color we call Vivid Red, closest to the named color DarkRed (#8B0000). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkred (#8B0000) — not an exact match. CSS darkred gives you #8B0000, a different color; use #B60205 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#B60205 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 #02B6B3; it also sits naturally between #B6025F and #B65902. 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 71% · Green 1% · Blue 2%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 99% · Yellow 97% · Key 29%

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

Previews

CSS code for #B60205

.text { color: #B60205; }
.background { background-color: #B60205; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B60205; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(182, 2, 5); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(359, 98%, 36%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B60205; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(182, 2, 5, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B60205; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(182, 2, 5, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B60205">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B60205">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #02B6B3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B60205: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #B60205

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #B60205 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 #B60205 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

← #B60204  ·  #B60206 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #B60205?

#B60205 is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 182, 2, 5). Its closest standard named color is DarkRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B60205?

#B60205 is RGB 182, 2, 5 — HSL 359°, 98%, 36% — CMYK 0%, 99%, 97%, 29%.

What colors go with #B60205?

Its complement is #02B6B3; analogous partners are #B6025F and #B65902. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B60205 for text?

White text on #B60205 has a contrast ratio of 7.00:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.00:1.