Information about #871C38 color

#871C38 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#871C38 falls into the Rose Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(135, 28, 56) — 52.9% red, 11% green, 22% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 42 / 31 / 47. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#871C38 presents itself as a vivid, lively pink-red rose — one that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Rosehip (#842139). Slightly further away sit Geronimo (#88213C) and Claret (#7F1734).

The recipe behind #871C38 is rgb(135, 28, 56), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #871C38: 9.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for black. No one has named #871C38 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#871C38 color variations

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

#871C38 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 #871C38

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

Rosehip color link
Rosehip

#842139

Geronimo color link
Geronimo

#88213C

Claret color link
Claret

#7F1734

Fast Lane color link
Fast Lane

#892431

Antique Ruby color link
Antique Ruby

#841B2D

Shiraz color link
Shiraz

#842833

Sappanwood color link
Sappanwood

#7E2639

Lollipop color link
Lollipop

#7F2838

Scarlett color link
Scarlett

#7E2530

I C Red color link
I C Red

#7A2031

Flame Red color link
Flame Red

#86282E

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#871C38
  • RGB135, 28, 56
  • CMYK0, 42, 31, 47
  • CSSrgb(135, 28, 56)
  • HSL344°, 66%, 32%
  • HSL Precise344.299°, 65.644%, 31.961%
  • HSV344°, 79%, 53%
  • HSB344°, 79%, 53%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.529
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.110
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.220
  • GLSLvec3(0.529, 0.110, 0.220)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.529, 0.110, 0.220, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.529, 0.110, 0.220)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB11%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB22%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID871C38
  • DECIMAL ID8854584
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01