Information about #873E4F color

#873E4F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#873E4F falls into the Red Color Family — Mild Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(135, 62, 79) — 52.9% red, 24.3% green, 31% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 29 / 22 / 47. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A moderately toned earthy red, #873E4F occupies the middle of the lightness scale. 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 almost identical to Camelot (#803A4B). Slightly further away sit Cordovan (#893F45) and Plum Purple (#8F4155).

The recipe behind #873E4F is rgb(135, 62, 79), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #873E4F: 7.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.8:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#873E4F color variations

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

#873E4F 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 #873E4F

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

Camelot color link
Camelot

#803A4B

Cordovan color link
Cordovan

#893F45

Plum Purple color link
Plum Purple

#8F4155

Orbit color link
Orbit

#874748

Highlight color link
Highlight

#833859

Deep Ruby color link
Deep Ruby

#843F5B

Zinger color link
Zinger

#873D42

Solid Pink color link
Solid Pink

#893843

Erotic color link
Erotic

#94414C

Cha color link
Cha

#8C3F42

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#873E4F
  • RGB135, 62, 79
  • CMYK0, 29, 22, 47
  • CSSrgb(135, 62, 79)
  • HSL346°, 37%, 39%
  • HSL Precise346.027°, 37.056%, 38.627%
  • HSV346°, 54%, 53%
  • HSB346°, 54%, 53%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.529
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.243
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.310
  • GLSLvec3(0.529, 0.243, 0.310)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.529, 0.243, 0.310, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.529, 0.243, 0.310)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB24.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB31%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID873E4F
  • DECIMAL ID8863311
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01