Information about #802C1E color

#802C1E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#802C1E falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(128, 44, 30) — 50.2% red, 17.3% green, 11.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 33 / 38 / 50. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #802C1E reads as a strongly colored earthy red and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Dawnbreaker (#813125). Slightly further away sit Rich Red Brown (#8A2D1C) and Sienna (#882D17).

The recipe behind #802C1E is rgb(128, 44, 30), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 9.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.3:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #802C1E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#802C1E color variations

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

#802C1E 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 #802C1E

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

Dawnbreaker color link
Dawnbreaker

#813125

Sienna color link
Sienna

#882D17

Cypress Bark color link
Cypress Bark

#752E23

Raging Bull color link
Raging Bull

#7F2F2A

Burnt Umber color link
Burnt Umber

#8A3324

Red Brown color link
Red Brown

#8B2E16

Vixen color link
Vixen

#81342B

Lusty color link
Lusty

#782E2C

Erica color link
Erica

#81332D

Bullseye color link
Bullseye

#7D222B

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#802C1E
  • RGB128, 44, 30
  • CMYK0, 33, 38, 50
  • CSSrgb(128, 44, 30)
  • HSL9°, 62%, 31%
  • HSL Precise8.571°, 62.025%, 30.98%
  • HSV9°, 77%, 50%
  • HSB9°, 77%, 50%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.502
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.173
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.118
  • GLSLvec3(0.502, 0.173, 0.118)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.502, 0.173, 0.118, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.502, 0.173, 0.118)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB50.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB17.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB11.8%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID802C1E
  • DECIMAL ID8399902
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01