Palettes / Colors / #B81C19

#B81C19 — Red

#B81C19 is a red color we call Red, closest to the named color FireBrick (#B22222). It belongs to the red family.

#B81C19 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 #19B5B8; it also sits naturally between #B81966 and #B86B19. 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 72% · Green 11% · Blue 10%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 85% · Yellow 86% · Key 28%

Previews

CSS code for #B81C19

.text { color: #B81C19; }
.background { background-color: #B81C19; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B81C19; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(184, 28, 25); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(1, 76%, 41%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B81C19; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(184, 28, 25, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B81C19; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(184, 28, 25, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B81C19">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B81C19">Div content here</div>

Shades of #B81C19

Tints of #B81C19

Tones of #B81C19

Color harmonies

Complementary — #19B5B8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B81C19: #FFFFFF.

How #B81C19 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 #B81C19 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #B81C18  ·  #B81C1A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #B81C19?

#B81C19 is Red, a red color (RGB 184, 28, 25). Its closest standard named color is FireBrick.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B81C19?

#B81C19 is RGB 184, 28, 25 — HSL 1°, 76%, 41% — CMYK 0%, 85%, 86%, 28%.

What colors go with #B81C19?

Its complement is #19B5B8; analogous partners are #B81966 and #B86B19. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B81C19 for text?

White text on #B81C19 has a contrast ratio of 6.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.22:1.