Information about #88253B color

#88253B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#88253B falls into the Red Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(136, 37, 59) — 53.3% red, 14.5% green, 23.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 39 / 30 / 47. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #88253B reads as a clearly saturated warm red and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Geronimo (#88213C). Slightly further away sit Rosehip (#842139) and Filmpro Deep Red (#90243A).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(136, 37, 59)), which gives #88253B its character. On this background, white text reaches a 8.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.4:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #88253B is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#88253B color variations

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

#88253B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#BC3351

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#D36079

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#F0CAD2

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White

#FFFFFF

#88253B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#6C1D2E

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#511623

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#360E17

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#1B070B

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Black

#000000

#88253B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#8A4353

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#885560

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#84696F

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Grey

#808080

#88253B 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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#882562

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#862588

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#5E2588

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#88253B 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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#258873
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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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#256C88
#256C88

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#258841
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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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#88256C
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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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#3B8825
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#253B88
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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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#887325
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#253B88
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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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#6C8825
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#258873
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#412588
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Nearest named colors to #88253B

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

Geronimo color link
Geronimo

#88213C

Rosehip color link
Rosehip

#842139

Filmpro Deep Red color link
Filmpro Deep Red

#90243A

Shiraz color link
Shiraz

#842833

Lollipop color link
Lollipop

#7F2838

Fast Lane color link
Fast Lane

#892431

Sappanwood color link
Sappanwood

#7E2639

Sensual Red color link
Sensual Red

#902742

Pirate color link
Pirate

#902F37

Flame Red color link
Flame Red

#86282E

Scarlett color link
Scarlett

#7E2530

Paprika color link
Paprika

#7C2D37

#88253B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#88253B
  • RGB136, 37, 59
  • CMYK0, 39, 30, 47
  • CSSrgb(136, 37, 59)
  • HSL347°, 57%, 34%
  • HSL Precise346.667°, 57.225%, 33.922%
  • HSV347°, 73%, 53%
  • HSB347°, 73%, 53%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.533
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.145
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.231
  • GLSLvec3(0.533, 0.145, 0.231)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.533, 0.145, 0.231, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.533, 0.145, 0.231)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB53.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB14.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB23.1%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID88253B
  • DECIMAL ID8922427
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers36 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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