Information about #87231C color

#87231C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#87231C falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(135, 35, 28) — 52.9% red, 13.7% green, 11% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 39 / 42 / 47. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#87231C presents itself as a strongly colored earthy red — one that holds a balanced mid-tone. In practice it works well for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Rich Red Brown (#8A2D1C). Its next-closest registered neighbors are True Red (#8F1D21) and Sienna (#882D17).

In RGB terms — rgb(135, 35, 28) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #87231C: 9.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for black. #87231C has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#87231C color variations

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

#87231C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#87231C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#511410

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Black

#000000

#87231C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#87231C 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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#87231C 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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#1C8087
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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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#1C4A87
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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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#871C4A
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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.

Triadic color scheme
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#1C8723
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#231C87
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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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#80871C
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#231C87
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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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#4A871C
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#1C8087
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#591C87
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Nearest named colors to #87231C

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

Rich Red Brown color link
Rich Red Brown

#8A2D1C

True Red color link
True Red

#8F1D21

Sienna color link
Sienna

#882D17

Strawberry Jam color link
Strawberry Jam

#8B171A

Red Brown color link
Red Brown

#8B2E16

Falu Red color link
Falu Red

#801818

Vivid Auburn color link
Vivid Auburn

#922724

OU Crimson Red color link
OU Crimson Red

#841617

Countdown color link
Countdown

#922F1D

Crown Of Thorns color link
Crown Of Thorns

#771F1F

Smokey Topaz color link
Smokey Topaz

#832A0D

Dawnbreaker color link
Dawnbreaker

#813125

#87231C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#87231C
  • RGB135, 35, 28
  • CMYK0, 39, 42, 47
  • CSSrgb(135, 35, 28)
  • HSL4°, 66%, 32%
  • HSL Precise3.925°, 65.644%, 31.961%
  • HSV4°, 79%, 53%
  • HSB4°, 79%, 53%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.529
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.137
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.110
  • GLSLvec3(0.529, 0.137, 0.110)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.529, 0.137, 0.110, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.529, 0.137, 0.110)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB13.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB11%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID87231C
  • DECIMAL ID8856348
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers33 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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