Information about #873F31 color

#873F31 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#873F31 falls into the Red Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(135, 63, 49) — 52.9% red, 24.7% green, 19.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 28 / 34 / 47. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A clearly saturated earthy red, #873F31 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 Prairie Sand (#883C32). Slightly further away sit Embers (#8C3F30) and Crab Apple (#87382F).

In RGB terms — rgb(135, 63, 49) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #873F31: 7.5:1 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.

#873F31 color variations

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

#873F31 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#873F31 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#873F31 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#873F31 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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#873F31 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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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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#314D87
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#31876A
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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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#87314D
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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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#31873F
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#3F3187
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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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#798731
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#3F3187
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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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#4D8731
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#317987
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Nearest named colors to #873F31

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

Prairie Sand color link
Prairie Sand

#883C32

Embers color link
Embers

#8C3F30

Crab Apple color link
Crab Apple

#87382F

Tandoori color link
Tandoori

#8D4532

Totem Pole color link
Totem Pole

#883531

Scorched Clay color link
Scorched Clay

#7E3C2D

Tall Poppy color link
Tall Poppy

#853534

Sparrow Brown color link
Sparrow Brown

#8C4736

Waiwherowhero color link
Waiwherowhero

#86492C

Red Robin color link
Red Robin

#7D4138

Sunspot color link
Sunspot

#7E372E

Old Brick color link
Old Brick

#8A3335

#873F31 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#873F31
  • RGB135, 63, 49
  • CMYK0, 28, 34, 47
  • CSSrgb(135, 63, 49)
  • HSL10°, 47%, 36%
  • HSL Precise9.767°, 46.739%, 36.078%
  • HSV10°, 64%, 53%
  • HSB10°, 64%, 53%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.529
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.247
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.192
  • GLSLvec3(0.529, 0.247, 0.192)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.529, 0.247, 0.192, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.529, 0.247, 0.192)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB24.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB19.2%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID873F31
  • DECIMAL ID8863537
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers22 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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