Information about #852E38 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#852E38 is a pleasantly vivid warm red that sits comfortably between light and dark. It is a natural fit for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Xotic (#863336). Nearby in the Register you will also find Adrenalin Junkie (#7F3136) and Old Brick (#8A3335).
The recipe behind #852E38 is rgb(133, 46, 56), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #852E38 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 8.6:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.4:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #852E38 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#852E38 color variations
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#852E38 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#852E38 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#852E38 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#852E38 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#852E38 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #852E38 color
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Nearest named colors to #852E38
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#863336
#7F3136
#8A3335
#842833
#853534
#7F2838
#7C2D37
#883531
#7E2639
#902F37
#8E3537
#86282E
#852E38 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#852E38
- RGB133, 46, 56
- CMYK0, 34, 30, 48
- CSSrgb(133, 46, 56)
- HSL353°, 49%, 35%
- HSL Precise353.103°, 48.603%, 35.098%
- HSV353°, 65%, 52%
- HSB353°, 65%, 52%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.522
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.180
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.220
- GLSLvec3(0.522, 0.180, 0.220)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.522, 0.180, 0.220, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.522, 0.180, 0.220)
- Percentage of Red in RGB52.2%
- Percentage of Green in RGB18%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB22%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID852E38
- DECIMAL ID8728120
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers24 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
