Information about #853838 color

#853838 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#853838 falls into the Red Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(133, 56, 56) — 52.2% red, 22% green, 22% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 30 / 30 / 48. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A pleasantly vivid red, #853838 occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Tall Poppy (#853534). Slightly further away sit Xotic (#863336) and Old Brick (#8A3335).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(133, 56, 56)), which gives #853838 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 8.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.6:1. #853838 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#853838 color variations

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

#853838 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#853838 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#853838 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#853838 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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#853838 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.

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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 #853838

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

Tall Poppy color link
Tall Poppy

#853534

Xotic color link
Xotic

#863336

Old Brick color link
Old Brick

#8A3335

Prairie Sand color link
Prairie Sand

#883C32

Stiletto color link
Stiletto

#833D3E

Totem Pole color link
Totem Pole

#883531

Crab Apple color link
Crab Apple

#87382F

Adrenalin Junkie color link
Adrenalin Junkie

#7F3136

Well Read color link
Well Read

#8E3537

Deep Scarlet color link
Deep Scarlet

#7B3B3A

Zinger color link
Zinger

#873D42

Brandy color link
Brandy

#87413F

#853838 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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#853838 color image #853838 color solid HD wallpaper 1170x2532 (Mobile)

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#853838
  • RGB133, 56, 56
  • CMYK0, 30, 30, 48
  • CSSrgb(133, 56, 56)
  • HSL0°, 41%, 37%
  • HSL Precise0°, 40.741%, 37.059%
  • HSV0°, 58%, 52%
  • HSB0°, 58%, 52%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.522
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.220
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.220
  • GLSLvec3(0.522, 0.220, 0.220)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.522, 0.220, 0.220, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.522, 0.220, 0.220)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB22%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB22%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID853838
  • DECIMAL ID8730680
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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