Information about #872D31 color
Basic facts about this digital color
A pleasantly vivid red, #872D31 sits comfortably between light and dark. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Flame Red (#86282E). Nearby in the Register you will also find Shiraz (#842833) and Old Brick (#8A3335).
In RGB terms — rgb(135, 45, 49) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #872D31 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 8.6:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.4:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #872D31 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#872D31 color variations
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#872D31 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#872D31 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#872D31 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#872D31 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#872D31 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #872D31 color
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Nearest named colors to #872D31
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#86282E
#842833
#8A3335
#863336
#883531
#853534
#892431
#81332D
#7F3136
#7F2F2A
#81342B
#902F37
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#872D31
- RGB135, 45, 49
- CMYK0, 35, 34, 47
- CSSrgb(135, 45, 49)
- HSL357°, 50%, 35%
- HSL Precise357.333°, 50%, 35.294%
- HSV357°, 67%, 53%
- HSB357°, 67%, 53%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.529
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.176
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.192
- GLSLvec3(0.529, 0.176, 0.192)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.529, 0.176, 0.192, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.529, 0.176, 0.192)
- Percentage of Red in RGB52.9%
- Percentage of Green in RGB17.6%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB19.2%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID872D31
- DECIMAL ID8858929
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers4 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
