Information about #842E1A color

#842E1A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #842E1A belongs to the Red Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Neutral brightness. In numbers: rgb(132, 46, 26) (51.8% red, 18% green, 10.2% blue), or CMYK 0 / 34 / 42 / 48 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#842E1A presents itself as a strongly colored warm red — one that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Sienna (#882D17). Slightly further away sit Rich Red Brown (#8A2D1C) and Red Brown (#8B2E16).

The recipe behind #842E1A is rgb(132, 46, 26), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #842E1A: 8.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.4:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#842E1A color variations

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

#842E1A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#842E1A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#842E1A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#842E1A 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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#842E1A 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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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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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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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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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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Nearest named colors to #842E1A

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

Sienna color link
Sienna

#882D17

Rich Red Brown color link
Rich Red Brown

#8A2D1C

Red Brown color link
Red Brown

#8B2E16

Dawnbreaker color link
Dawnbreaker

#813125

Burnt Umber color link
Burnt Umber

#8A3324

Smokey Topaz color link
Smokey Topaz

#832A0D

Countdown color link
Countdown

#922F1D

Raging Bull color link
Raging Bull

#7F2F2A

Reddish Brown color link
Reddish Brown

#7F2B0A

Cypress Bark color link
Cypress Bark

#752E23

Dyestalk Red color link
Dyestalk Red

#913225

Vixen color link
Vixen

#81342B

#842E1A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#842E1A
  • RGB132, 46, 26
  • CMYK0, 34, 42, 48
  • CSSrgb(132, 46, 26)
  • HSL11°, 67%, 31%
  • HSL Precise11.321°, 67.089%, 30.98%
  • HSV11°, 80%, 52%
  • HSB11°, 80%, 52%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.518
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.180
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.102
  • GLSLvec3(0.518, 0.180, 0.102)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.518, 0.180, 0.102, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.518, 0.180, 0.102)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB51.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB18%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB10.2%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID842E1A
  • DECIMAL ID8662554
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers9 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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