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#B1282A Tartan Red

#B1282A is a medium, vivid red named Tartan Red. In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 15.7% green and 16.5% blue (rgb(177, 40, 42)). Its HSL value is 359° hue, 63% saturation and 43% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 77% magenta, 76% yellow and 31% black. #B1282A is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.55:1.

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Variations of #B1282A

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#B1282A color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#B1282A for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #B1282A appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 66% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #746825
  • Protanopia 62% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #524A28
  • Protanomaly 75% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #764727
  • Deuteranopia 66% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #746825
  • Deuteranomaly 77% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #895825
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C3002B
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B9162A
  • Achromatopsia 65% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #5D5D5D
  • Achromatomaly 75% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #795454

#B1282A contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.55:1 Good#B1282A text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.21:1 Poor#B1282A text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#B1282A in CSS

/* Tartan Red */
.color { color: #B1282A; }
.background { background-color: #B1282A; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B1282A; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(177 40 42);
color: hsl(359 63% 43%);
color: oklch(0.501 0.173 25.5);

#B1282A FAQ

What color is #B1282A?

#B1282A is a medium, vivid red. Its closest named color is Tartan Red. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #B1282A?

#B1282A is rgb(177, 40, 42) in RGB, hsl(359, 63%, 43%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 77%, 76%, 31%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #B1282A?

The complementary color of #B1282A is #28B1AF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #B1282A?

White text has the best contrast on #B1282A: 6.55:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #B1282A a warm or cool color?

#B1282A is a warm color.