Information about #80231E color

#80231E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#80231E falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(128, 35, 30) — 50.2% red, 13.7% green, 11.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 36 / 38 / 50. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#80231E is a energetic, saturated red that holds a balanced mid-tone. In practice it works well for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Crown Of Thorns (#771F1F). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Falu Red (#801818) and Bullseye (#7D222B).

In RGB terms — rgb(128, 35, 30) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #80231E: 9.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.2:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #80231E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#80231E color variations

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

#80231E 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #80231E

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

Falu Red color link
Falu Red

#801818

Bullseye color link
Bullseye

#7D222B

Sienna color link
Sienna

#882D17

Dawnbreaker color link
Dawnbreaker

#813125

Cypress Bark color link
Cypress Bark

#752E23

True Red color link
True Red

#8F1D21

Raging Bull color link
Raging Bull

#7F2F2A

Fedefu Red color link
Fedefu Red

#7C1319

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#80231E
  • RGB128, 35, 30
  • CMYK0, 36, 38, 50
  • CSSrgb(128, 35, 30)
  • HSL3°, 62%, 31%
  • HSL Precise3.061°, 62.025%, 30.98%
  • HSV3°, 77%, 50%
  • HSB3°, 77%, 50%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.502
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.137
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.118
  • GLSLvec3(0.502, 0.137, 0.118)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.502, 0.137, 0.118, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.502, 0.137, 0.118)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB50.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB13.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB11.8%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID80231E
  • DECIMAL ID8397598
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01