Information about #872C38 color

#872C38 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#872C38 falls into the Red Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(135, 44, 56) — 52.9% red, 17.3% green, 22% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 36 / 31 / 47. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #872C38 reads as a confidently colored earthy red and holds a balanced mid-tone. 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 Shiraz (#842833). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Xotic (#863336) and Old Brick (#8A3335).

In RGB terms — rgb(135, 44, 56) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #872C38: 8.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.4:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #872C38 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#872C38 color variations

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

#872C38 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#872C38 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#872C38 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#872C38 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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#872C38 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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#2C877B
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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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#2C6587
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#2C874D
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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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#872C65
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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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#38872C
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#2C3887
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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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#877B2C
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#2C877B
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#2C3887
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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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#65872C
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#2C877B
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#4D2C87
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Nearest named colors to #872C38

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

Shiraz color link
Shiraz

#842833

Xotic color link
Xotic

#863336

Old Brick color link
Old Brick

#8A3335

Lollipop color link
Lollipop

#7F2838

Pirate color link
Pirate

#902F37

Adrenalin Junkie color link
Adrenalin Junkie

#7F3136

Tall Poppy color link
Tall Poppy

#853534

Fast Lane color link
Fast Lane

#892431

Flame Red color link
Flame Red

#86282E

Sappanwood color link
Sappanwood

#7E2639

Paprika color link
Paprika

#7C2D37

Rosehip color link
Rosehip

#842139

#872C38 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#872C38
  • RGB135, 44, 56
  • CMYK0, 36, 31, 47
  • CSSrgb(135, 44, 56)
  • HSL352°, 51%, 35%
  • HSL Precise352.088°, 50.838%, 35.098%
  • HSV352°, 67%, 53%
  • HSB352°, 67%, 53%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.529
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.173
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.220
  • GLSLvec3(0.529, 0.173, 0.220)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.529, 0.173, 0.220, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.529, 0.173, 0.220)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB17.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB22%
  • Color Family (Hue)Red
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID872C38
  • DECIMAL ID8858680
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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