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#B3003C M. Bison

#B3003C is a medium, vivid red named M. Bison. In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 0.0% green and 23.5% blue (rgb(179, 0, 60)). Its HSL value is 340° hue, 100% saturation and 35% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 66% yellow and 30% black. #B3003C is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.04:1.

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#B3003C color conversion

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Variations of #B3003C

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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#B3003C 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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#B3003C for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #B3003C 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 #6E6437
  • Protanopia 56% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #45433C
  • Protanomaly 73% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #723E3B
  • Deuteranopia 60% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #6E6437
  • Deuteranomaly 73% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #865238
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C50022
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BB0032
  • 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 #784D53

#B3003C contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.04:1 Very good#B3003C text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.98:1 Very poor#B3003C text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#B3003C in CSS

/* M. Bison */
.color { color: #B3003C; }
.background { background-color: #B3003C; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B3003C; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(179 0 60);
color: hsl(340 100% 35%);
color: oklch(0.488 0.195 14.3);

#B3003C FAQ

What color is #B3003C?

#B3003C 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 #B3003C?

#B3003C is rgb(179, 0, 60) in RGB, hsl(340, 100%, 35%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 100%, 66%, 30%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #B3003C?

The complementary color of #B3003C is #00B377, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #B3003C?

White text has the best contrast on #B3003C: 7.04:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #B3003C a warm or cool color?

#B3003C is a warm color.