Information about #8B3233 color

#8B3233 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#8B3233 falls into the Red Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(139, 50, 51) — 54.5% red, 19.6% green, 20% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 35 / 35 / 45. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A pleasantly vivid red, #8B3233 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 almost identical to Old Brick (#8A3335). Slightly further away sit Totem Pole (#883531) and Well Read (#8E3537).

In RGB terms — rgb(139, 50, 51) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 8.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.6:1. #8B3233 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#8B3233 color variations

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#8B3233 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 #8B3233

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

Old Brick color link
Old Brick

#8A3335

Totem Pole color link
Totem Pole

#883531

Well Read color link
Well Read

#8E3537

Xotic color link
Xotic

#863336

Tall Poppy color link
Tall Poppy

#853534

Pirate color link
Pirate

#902F37

AErchivist color link
AErchivist

#933232

Crab Apple color link
Crab Apple

#87382F

Thunderbird color link
Thunderbird

#923830

Flash Point color link
Flash Point

#932C31

Prairie Sand color link
Prairie Sand

#883C32

Chaos color link
Chaos

#922A31

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8B3233
  • RGB139, 50, 51
  • CMYK0, 35, 35, 45
  • CSSrgb(139, 50, 51)
  • HSL359°, 47%, 37%
  • HSL Precise359.326°, 47.09%, 37.059%
  • HSV359°, 64%, 55%
  • HSB359°, 64%, 55%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.545
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.196
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.200
  • GLSLvec3(0.545, 0.196, 0.200)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.545, 0.196, 0.200, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.545, 0.196, 0.200)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB54.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB19.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB20%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID8B3233
  • DECIMAL ID9122355
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01