Information about #872222 color

#872222 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#872222 falls into the Red Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(135, 34, 34) — 52.9% red, 13.3% green, 13.3% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 40 / 40 / 47. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A pleasantly vivid red, #872222 sits comfortably between light and dark. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to True Red (#8F1D21). Nearby in the Register you will also find Vivid Auburn (#922724) and Rich Red Brown (#8A2D1C).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(135, 34, 34)), which gives #872222 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 9.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.3:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#872222 color variations

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

#872222 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 #872222

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

True Red color link
True Red

#8F1D21

Vivid Auburn color link
Vivid Auburn

#922724

Antique Ruby color link
Antique Ruby

#841B2D

Bullseye color link
Bullseye

#7D222B

Flame Red color link
Flame Red

#86282E

Fast Lane color link
Fast Lane

#892431

Sienna color link
Sienna

#882D17

Falu Red color link
Falu Red

#801818

Dawnbreaker color link
Dawnbreaker

#813125

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#872222
  • RGB135, 34, 34
  • CMYK0, 40, 40, 47
  • CSSrgb(135, 34, 34)
  • HSL0°, 60%, 33%
  • HSL Precise0°, 59.763%, 33.137%
  • HSV0°, 75%, 53%
  • HSB0°, 75%, 53%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.529
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.133
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.133
  • GLSLvec3(0.529, 0.133, 0.133)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.529, 0.133, 0.133, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.529, 0.133, 0.133)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB13.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB13.3%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID872222
  • DECIMAL ID8856098
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01