Information about #802C3B color

#802C3B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#802C3B falls into the Red Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(128, 44, 59) — 50.2% red, 17.3% green, 23.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 33 / 27 / 50. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A clearly saturated earthy red, #802C3B occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Lollipop (#7F2838). Slightly further away sit Paprika (#7C2D37) and Sappanwood (#7E2639).

In RGB terms — rgb(128, 44, 59) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 9.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.3:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #802C3B is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#802C3B color variations

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

#802C3B 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 #802C3B

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

Lollipop color link
Lollipop

#7F2838

Paprika color link
Paprika

#7C2D37

Sappanwood color link
Sappanwood

#7E2639

Shiraz color link
Shiraz

#842833

Xotic color link
Xotic

#863336

Rosehip color link
Rosehip

#842139

Tall Poppy color link
Tall Poppy

#853534

Scarlett color link
Scarlett

#7E2530

Old Brick color link
Old Brick

#8A3335

Geronimo color link
Geronimo

#88213C

Extrovert color link
Extrovert

#752642

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#802C3B
  • RGB128, 44, 59
  • CMYK0, 33, 27, 50
  • CSSrgb(128, 44, 59)
  • HSL349°, 49%, 34%
  • HSL Precise349.286°, 48.837%, 33.725%
  • HSV349°, 66%, 50%
  • HSB349°, 66%, 50%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.502
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.173
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.231
  • GLSLvec3(0.502, 0.173, 0.231)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.502, 0.173, 0.231, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.502, 0.173, 0.231)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB50.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB17.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB23.1%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID802C3B
  • DECIMAL ID8399931
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01