Information about #872F21 color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #872F21 reads as a vivid, lively warm red and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Burnt Umber (#8A3324). Slightly further away sit Rich Red Brown (#8A2D1C) and Dawnbreaker (#813125).
The recipe behind #872F21 is rgb(135, 47, 33), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #872F21: 8.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.5:1 for black. No one has named #872F21 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#872F21 color variations
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#872F21 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#872F21 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#872F21 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#872F21 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#872F21 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 #872F21 color
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Nearest named colors to #872F21
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#8A3324
#8A2D1C
#813125
#882D17
#913225
#922F1D
#8B2E16
#7F2F2A
#913228
#81342B
#922724
#81332D
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#872F21
- RGB135, 47, 33
- CMYK0, 35, 40, 47
- CSSrgb(135, 47, 33)
- HSL8°, 61%, 33%
- HSL Precise8.235°, 60.714%, 32.941%
- HSV8°, 76%, 53%
- HSB8°, 76%, 53%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.529
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.184
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.129
- GLSLvec3(0.529, 0.184, 0.129)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.529, 0.184, 0.129, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.529, 0.184, 0.129)
- Percentage of Red in RGB52.9%
- Percentage of Green in RGB18.4%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB12.9%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID872F21
- DECIMAL ID8859425
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
