Information about #8C081D color

#8C081D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #8C081D is classified in the Register under the Red Color Family, with Full Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(140, 8, 29) — 54.9% red, 3.1% green, 11.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 52 / 44 / 45. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A pure, full-strength warm red, #8C081D occupies the middle of the lightness scale. 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 a near neighbor of Inferno Raven Red (#8C0015). Slightly further away sit Code Red (#880025) and Carmine (#960018).

The recipe behind #8C081D is rgb(140, 8, 29), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 9.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.2:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #8C081D is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#8C081D color variations

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

#8C081D 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 #8C081D

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

Code Red color link
Code Red

#880025

Carmine color link
Carmine

#960018

Burgundy color link
Burgundy

#800020

Crovazhan color link
Crovazhan

#7F0B16

Red Devil color link
Red Devil

#860111

Ruby Red color link
Ruby Red

#9B111E

Red Wine color link
Red Wine

#990012

Fedefu Red color link
Fedefu Red

#7C1319

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8C081D
  • RGB140, 8, 29
  • CMYK0, 52, 44, 45
  • CSSrgb(140, 8, 29)
  • HSL350°, 89%, 29%
  • HSL Precise350.455°, 89.189%, 29.02%
  • HSV350°, 94%, 55%
  • HSB350°, 94%, 55%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.549
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.031
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.114
  • GLSLvec3(0.549, 0.031, 0.114)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.549, 0.031, 0.114, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.549, 0.031, 0.114)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB54.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB3.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB11.4%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID8C081D
  • DECIMAL ID9177117
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01