Information about #803742 color

#803742 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#803742 falls into the Red Color Family — Mild Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(128, 55, 66) — 50.2% red, 21.6% green, 25.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 29 / 24 / 50. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly balanced earthy red, #803742 holds a balanced mid-tone. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Stiletto (#833D3E). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Solid Pink (#893843) and American Brown (#804040).

In RGB terms — rgb(128, 55, 66) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #803742: 8.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.5:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #803742 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#803742 color variations

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

#803742 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 #803742

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

Stiletto color link
Stiletto

#833D3E

Solid Pink color link
Solid Pink

#893843

Zinger color link
Zinger

#873D42

Camelot color link
Camelot

#803A4B

Deep Scarlet color link
Deep Scarlet

#7B3B3A

Cordovan color link
Cordovan

#893F45

Brandy color link
Brandy

#87413F

Xotic color link
Xotic

#863336

Cha color link
Cha

#8C3F42

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#803742
  • RGB128, 55, 66
  • CMYK0, 29, 24, 50
  • CSSrgb(128, 55, 66)
  • HSL351°, 40%, 36%
  • HSL Precise350.959°, 39.891%, 35.882%
  • HSV351°, 57%, 50%
  • HSB351°, 57%, 50%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.502
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.216
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • GLSLvec3(0.502, 0.216, 0.259)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.502, 0.216, 0.259, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.502, 0.216, 0.259)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB50.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB21.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.9%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID803742
  • DECIMAL ID8402754
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01