#B22222 - FireBrick

The hexadecimal color code #B22222 corresponds to the color "FireBrick" , which is a shade of Red. This color is a combination of red (at 0,70 level), green (at 0,13 level) and blue (at 0,13 level). Its brightness is 41% and its saturation is 67%. It is composed of red at 72%, green at 13% and blue at 13%. The dominant component is red.


Features

Hue

Saturation

Brightness

0
67
41
Official nameFireBrick
Shade of Red
Hex Code #B22222
RGB Code rgb( 178 , 34 , 34)
RGB Code Percentagergb( 69.8% , 13.3% , 13.3% )
HSLhsl( 0 , 67% , 41% )
Complementary
Color
#4DDDDD


Variations of #B22222

Lighter Shades

Palette of gradually lightened shades. The lightest shade of #B22222 is the color #F7E8E8

FireBrick

#b22222

Darker Shades

Palette of progressively darker shades. The darkest shade is #110303.

FireBrick

#b22222

Other Shades of Red

Examples of other colors within the Red spectrum .

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Color Palettes

The complementary color #4DDDDD is the color exactly opposite to #B22222 on the color wheel. The triadic palette is created by selecting two colors that are evenly spaced on the color wheel.

Complementary color palette

FireBrick

#B22222

Triadic palette

FireBrick

#B22222



Uses of #B22222 in CSS

When using #B22222 as the background color, consider selecting a lighter text color for improved readability. If you want to use #B22222 as the text color, prefer a light background, such as Blanc.
You can replace the color code #B22222 with its official name: FireBrick. You can then write in CSS "background: FireBrick " for a background of #B22222.

#B22222 as background color

Black text
White text
div{ background: #B22222;  }

div{ background: FireBrick; }

Colored text

With a white background or
with a dark background
div{ color: #B22222;  }

div{ color: FireBrick; }

Border

#B22222 colored border with a width of 3px
div{ border: 3px solid #B22222;  }

div{ border: 3px solid FireBrick; }

Shadow

#B22222 shadow colored
div{ box-shadow: 3px 3px 7px #B22222; }

div{ box-shadow: 3px 3px 7px FireBrick; }

Note:
In CSS, the color code #B22222 can be replaced with its official name "".

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