Information about #8B040A color

#8B040A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#8B040A falls into the Red Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(139, 4, 10) — 54.5% red, 1.6% green, 3.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 53 / 51 / 45. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A intensely saturated warm red, #8B040A sits comfortably between light and dark. Expect to see shades like this in logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Blood (#8A0303). Nearby in the Register you will also find Sangria (#92000A) and Red Devil (#860111).

The recipe behind #8B040A is rgb(139, 4, 10), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 9.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.1:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#8B040A color variations

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#8B040A 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 #8B040A

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

Blood color link
Blood

#8A0303

Sangria color link
Sangria

#92000A

Red Devil color link
Red Devil

#860111

Dark Red color link
Dark Red

#8B0000

Deep Red color link
Deep Red

#850101

Deep Maroon color link
Deep Maroon

#820000

Maroon color link
Maroon

#800000

Red Wine color link
Red Wine

#990012

Endra color link
Endra

#7B0304

Crimson Red color link
Crimson Red

#990000

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8B040A
  • RGB139, 4, 10
  • CMYK0, 53, 51, 45
  • CSSrgb(139, 4, 10)
  • HSL357°, 94%, 28%
  • HSL Precise357.333°, 94.406%, 28.039%
  • HSV357°, 97%, 55%
  • HSB357°, 97%, 55%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.545
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.016
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.039
  • GLSLvec3(0.545, 0.016, 0.039)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.545, 0.016, 0.039, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.545, 0.016, 0.039)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB54.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB1.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB3.9%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID8B040A
  • DECIMAL ID9110538
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01