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#B60B02 — Vivid Red

#B60B02 is a red color we call Vivid Red, closest to the named color FireBrick (#B22222). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: firebrick (#B22222) — not an exact match. CSS firebrick gives you #B22222, a different color; use #B60B02 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.

#B60B02 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 #02ADB6; it also sits naturally between #B60253 and #B66502. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#B60B02 · RGB 182, 11, 2

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Color values

HEX#B60B02
RGB182, 11, 2
HSL3°, 98%, 36%
HSV3°, 99%, 71%
CMYK0%, 94%, 99%, 29%
XYZ19.42, 10.19, 1.00
Yxy10.19, 0.6345, 0.3328
CIE-Lab38.18, 60.97, 51.52
Hunter Lab31.92, 55.32, 19.47

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 71% · Green 4% · Blue 1%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 94% · Yellow 99% · Key 29%

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

Previews

Sample text in #B60B02 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #B60B02 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #B60B02

.text { color: #B60B02; }
.background { background-color: #B60B02; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B60B02; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(182, 11, 2); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(3, 98%, 36%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B60B02; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(182, 11, 2, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B60B02; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(182, 11, 2, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B60B02">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B60B02">Div content here</div>

Shades of #B60B02

#A70A02#970902#830801#740701#650601#560501#470401#320301#230200#140100

Tints of #B60B02

#D40D02#F20E02#FD2217#FD3F35#FD5C53#FE7972#FE9590#FEB2AE#FECFCD#FFECEB

Tones of #B60B02

#A9160F#9C221C#8F2E28#823935#764542#69504F

Color harmonies

Complementary — #02ADB6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text6.91:1 AA
Against black text3.04:1 AA large only

Best text color on #B60B02: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #B60B02

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #B60B02: ·

How #B60B02 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #6C6A04Deuteranopia · #768305Tritanopia · #AD0606

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:

Tailwind red 600 · #DC2626Tailwind rose 600 · #E11D48Bootstrap danger · #DC3545

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #B60B02 rather than the exact color:

Palette 252525
#252525 · #FF0000 · #AF0404 · #414141
Silent Ruby
#000000 · #830000 · #BC0202 · #FF0000
Palette 5f8670
#5F8670 · #FF9800 · #B80000 · #820300
Palette C00707
#C00707 · #FF4400 · #FFB33F · #134E8E
Hidden Drift
#BA130E · #E02206 · #F16344 · #E9C1A0
Palette C40c0c
#C40C0C · #FF6500 · #CC561E · #F6CE71

Similar colors

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

#AF0404#BC0202#B80000#C00707#BA130E#C40C0C#C3110C#B31312#AD150F#C51605#CB0807#BB1316

Browse neighbouring colors

← #B60B01  ·  #B60B03 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #B60B02?

#B60B02 is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 182, 11, 2). Its closest standard named color is FireBrick.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B60B02?

#B60B02 is RGB 182, 11, 2 — HSL 3°, 98%, 36% — CMYK 0%, 94%, 99%, 29%.

What colors go with #B60B02?

Its complement is #02ADB6; analogous partners are #B60253 and #B66502. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B60B02 for text?

White text on #B60B02 has a contrast ratio of 6.91:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.04:1.