Information about #8B040F color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #8B040F reads as a maximally vivid earthy red and holds a balanced mid-tone. Designers typically reach for tones like this for bold branding moments and attention-grabbing details. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Red Devil (#860111). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Inferno Raven Red (#8C0015) and Sangria (#92000A).
The recipe behind #8B040F is rgb(139, 4, 15), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #8B040F background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 9.9:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 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.
#8B040F color variations
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#8B040F color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#8B040F color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#8B040F color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#8B040F color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#8B040F 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #8B040F color
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Nearest named colors to #8B040F
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#860111
#8C0015
#92000A
#8A0303
#960018
#990012
#850101
#8B0000
#7F0B16
#8D0000
#820000
#800000
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#8B040F
- RGB139, 4, 15
- CMYK0, 53, 49, 45
- CSSrgb(139, 4, 15)
- HSL355°, 94%, 28%
- HSL Precise355.111°, 94.406%, 28.039%
- HSV355°, 97%, 55%
- HSB355°, 97%, 55%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.545
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.016
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.059
- GLSLvec3(0.545, 0.016, 0.059)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.545, 0.016, 0.059, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.545, 0.016, 0.059)
- Percentage of Red in RGB54.5%
- Percentage of Green in RGB1.6%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB5.9%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID8B040F
- DECIMAL ID9110543
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
