Information about #8E0B0E color

#8E0B0E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#8E0B0E falls into the Red Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(142, 11, 14) — 55.7% red, 4.3% green, 5.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 51 / 50 / 44. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#8E0B0E is a pure, full-strength warm red that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Sangria (#92000A). Slightly further away sit Red Devil (#860111) and Inferno Raven Red (#8C0015).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(142, 11, 14)), which gives #8E0B0E its character. On this background, white text reaches a 9.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.2:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #8E0B0E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#8E0B0E color variations

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

#8E0B0E 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 #8E0B0E

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

Sangria color link
Sangria

#92000A

Red Devil color link
Red Devil

#860111

Blood color link
Blood

#8A0303

Red Wine color link
Red Wine

#990012

Carmine color link
Carmine

#960018

Crovazhan color link
Crovazhan

#7F0B16

Dark Red color link
Dark Red

#8B0000

Deep Red color link
Deep Red

#850101

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8E0B0E
  • RGB142, 11, 14
  • CMYK0, 51, 50, 44
  • CSSrgb(142, 11, 14)
  • HSL359°, 86%, 30%
  • HSL Precise358.626°, 85.621%, 30%
  • HSV359°, 92%, 56%
  • HSB359°, 92%, 56%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.557
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.043
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.055
  • GLSLvec3(0.557, 0.043, 0.055)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.557, 0.043, 0.055, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.557, 0.043, 0.055)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB55.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB4.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB5.5%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID8E0B0E
  • DECIMAL ID9308942
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01