Information about #881B2F color

#881B2F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#881B2F falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(136, 27, 47) — 53.3% red, 10.6% green, 18.4% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 43 / 35 / 47. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#881B2F presents itself as a strongly colored earthy red — one that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Antique Ruby (#841B2D). Slightly further away sit Fast Lane (#892431) and Claret (#7F1734).

In RGB terms — rgb(136, 27, 47) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 9.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.2:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #881B2F is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#881B2F color variations

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

#881B2F 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 #881B2F

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

Antique Ruby color link
Antique Ruby

#841B2D

Fast Lane color link
Fast Lane

#892431

Claret color link
Claret

#7F1734

Rosehip color link
Rosehip

#842139

Flame Red color link
Flame Red

#86282E

Bullseye color link
Bullseye

#7D222B

Scarlett color link
Scarlett

#7E2530

Shiraz color link
Shiraz

#842833

Geronimo color link
Geronimo

#88213C

I C Red color link
I C Red

#7A2031

True Red color link
True Red

#8F1D21

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#881B2F
  • RGB136, 27, 47
  • CMYK0, 43, 35, 47
  • CSSrgb(136, 27, 47)
  • HSL349°, 67%, 32%
  • HSL Precise348.991°, 66.871%, 31.961%
  • HSV349°, 80%, 53%
  • HSB349°, 80%, 53%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.533
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.106
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.184
  • GLSLvec3(0.533, 0.106, 0.184)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.533, 0.106, 0.184, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.533, 0.106, 0.184)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB53.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB10.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB18.4%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID881B2F
  • DECIMAL ID8919855
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01