Information about #871D37 color

#871D37 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #871D37 belongs to the Red Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Neutral brightness. In numbers: rgb(135, 29, 55) (52.9% red, 11.4% green, 21.6% blue), or CMYK 0 / 42 / 31 / 47 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#871D37 presents itself as a strongly colored earthy red — 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 almost identical to Rosehip (#842139). Slightly further away sit Geronimo (#88213C) and Fast Lane (#892431).

In RGB terms — rgb(135, 29, 55) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #871D37: 9.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#871D37 color variations

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

#871D37 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 #871D37

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

Fast Lane color link
Fast Lane

#892431

Claret color link
Claret

#7F1734

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

Flame Red color link
Flame Red

#86282E

I C Red color link
I C Red

#7A2031

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#871D37
  • RGB135, 29, 55
  • CMYK0, 42, 31, 47
  • CSSrgb(135, 29, 55)
  • HSL345°, 65%, 32%
  • HSL Precise345.283°, 64.634%, 32.157%
  • HSV345°, 79%, 53%
  • HSB345°, 79%, 53%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.529
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.114
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.216
  • GLSLvec3(0.529, 0.114, 0.216)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.529, 0.114, 0.216, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.529, 0.114, 0.216)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB11.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB21.6%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID871D37
  • DECIMAL ID8854839
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01