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#B3003B M. Bison

#B3003B is a medium, vivid red named M. Bison. In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 0.0% green and 23.1% blue (rgb(179, 0, 59)). Its HSL value is 340° hue, 100% saturation and 35% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 67% yellow and 30% black. #B3003B is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.05:1.

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#B3003B color conversion

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Variations of #B3003B

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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#B3003B 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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#B3003B for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #B3003B appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 60% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #6E6436
  • Protanopia 56% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #45433B
  • Protanomaly 73% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #723E3A
  • Deuteranopia 60% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #6E6436
  • Deuteranomaly 73% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #865237
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C50021
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BB0031
  • Achromatopsia 61% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #595959
  • Achromatomaly 73% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #784D52

#B3003B contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.05:1 Very good#B3003B text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.98:1 Very poor#B3003B text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#B3003B in CSS

/* M. Bison */
.color { color: #B3003B; }
.background { background-color: #B3003B; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B3003B; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(179 0 59);
color: hsl(340 100% 35%);
color: oklch(0.488 0.195 14.7);

#B3003B FAQ

What color is #B3003B?

#B3003B is a medium, vivid red. Its closest named color is M. Bison. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #B3003B?

#B3003B is rgb(179, 0, 59) in RGB, hsl(340, 100%, 35%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 100%, 67%, 30%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #B3003B?

The complementary color of #B3003B is #00B378, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #B3003B?

White text has the best contrast on #B3003B: 7.05:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #B3003B a warm or cool color?

#B3003B is a warm color.