Information about #854A42 color

#854A42 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#854A42 falls into the Red Color Family — Mild Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(133, 74, 66) — 52.2% red, 29% green, 25.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 23 / 26 / 48. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #854A42 reads as a moderately toned earthy red and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. 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 a hair away from Intrigue (#814743). Slightly further away sit Mule Fawn (#884F40) and Ironstone (#86483C).

The recipe behind #854A42 is rgb(133, 74, 66), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #854A42: 6.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.1:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#854A42 color variations

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

#854A42 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 #854A42

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

Intrigue color link
Intrigue

#814743

Mule Fawn color link
Mule Fawn

#884F40

Ironstone color link
Ironstone

#86483C

Orbit color link
Orbit

#874748

Brandy color link
Brandy

#87413F

Nutmeg color link
Nutmeg

#7E4A3B

Matrix color link
Matrix

#8E4D45

Tuscan Red color link
Tuscan Red

#7C4848

El Salva color link
El Salva

#8F4E45

Roman Ochre color link
Roman Ochre

#87523A

Paarl color link
Paarl

#864B36

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#854A42
  • RGB133, 74, 66
  • CMYK0, 23, 26, 48
  • CSSrgb(133, 74, 66)
  • HSL7°, 34%, 39%
  • HSL Precise7.164°, 33.668%, 39.02%
  • HSV7°, 50%, 52%
  • HSB7°, 50%, 52%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.522
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.290
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • GLSLvec3(0.522, 0.290, 0.259)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.522, 0.290, 0.259, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.522, 0.290, 0.259)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB29%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.9%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID854A42
  • DECIMAL ID8735298
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01