*/?>

Information about #8C1220 color

#8C1220 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#8C1220 falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(140, 18, 32) — 54.9% red, 7.1% green, 12.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 48 / 42 / 45. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#8C1220 presents itself as a vivid, lively red — one that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Strawberry Jam (#8B171A). Slightly further away sit True Red (#8F1D21) and OU Crimson Red (#841617).

In RGB terms — rgb(140, 18, 32) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 9.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.2:1. #8C1220 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#8C1220 color variations

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

#8C1220 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 #8C1220

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

True Red color link
True Red

#8F1D21

Ruby Red color link
Ruby Red

#9B111E

Falu Red color link
Falu Red

#801818

Fedefu Red color link
Fedefu Red

#7C1319

Antique Ruby color link
Antique Ruby

#841B2D

Crovazhan color link
Crovazhan

#7F0B16

Code Red color link
Code Red

#880025

UP Maroon color link
UP Maroon

#7B1113

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8C1220
  • RGB140, 18, 32
  • CMYK0, 48, 42, 45
  • CSSrgb(140, 18, 32)
  • HSL353°, 77%, 31%
  • HSL Precise353.115°, 77.215%, 30.98%
  • HSV353°, 87%, 55%
  • HSB353°, 87%, 55%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.549
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.071
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.125
  • GLSLvec3(0.549, 0.071, 0.125)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.549, 0.071, 0.125, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.549, 0.071, 0.125)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB54.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB7.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB12.5%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID8C1220
  • DECIMAL ID9179680
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited4 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01