Information about #57251E color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #57251E is classified in the Register under the Red Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(87, 37, 30) — 34.1% red, 14.5% green, 11.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 20 / 22 / 66. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A clearly saturated earthy red, #57251E leans clearly toward the dark side. Designers typically reach for tones like this for night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Caput Mortuum (#592720). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Scoria (#532620) and Hukanui (#572A23).

The recipe behind #57251E is rgb(87, 37, 30), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #57251E background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 12.4:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.7:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:66) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. No one has named #57251E so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#57251E color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#57251E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#57251E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#57251E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#57251E color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#57251E color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#1E3457
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#1E5741
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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#571E34
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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#1E5725
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#251E57
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#51571E
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#1E5157
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#251E57
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#34571E
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#1E5157
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#411E57
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Nearest named colors to #57251E

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Caput Mortuum color link
Caput Mortuum

#592720

Scoria color link
Scoria

#532620

Hukanui color link
Hukanui

#572A23

Burnt Crimson color link
Burnt Crimson

#582124

Red Planet color link
Red Planet

#5A2019

Rata color link
Rata

#5D1F1E

Lonestar color link
Lonestar

#522426

Chestnut Leather Brown color link
Chestnut Leather Brown

#60281E

Boiled Red Bean Brown color link
Boiled Red Bean Brown

#542D24

Nelson Red color link
Nelson Red

#4F2525

Renegade color link
Renegade

#592228

Red Baron color link
Red Baron

#511D22

#57251E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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#57251E color image #57251E color solid HD wallpaper 1170x2532 (Mobile)

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#57251E
  • RGB87, 37, 30
  • CMYK0, 20, 22, 66
  • CSSrgb(87, 37, 30)
  • HSL7°, 49%, 23%
  • HSL Precise7.368°, 48.718%, 22.941%
  • HSV7°, 66%, 34%
  • HSB7°, 66%, 34%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.341
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.145
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.118
  • GLSLvec3(0.341, 0.145, 0.118)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.341, 0.145, 0.118, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.341, 0.145, 0.118)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB34.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB14.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB11.8%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID57251E
  • DECIMAL ID5711134
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers23 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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