Information about #8E3338 color

#8E3338 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#8E3338 falls into the Red Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(142, 51, 56) — 55.7% red, 20% green, 22% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 36 / 34 / 44. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #8E3338 reads as a pleasantly vivid warm red and sits comfortably between light and dark. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Well Read (#8E3537). Nearby in the Register you will also find Pirate (#902F37) and Old Brick (#8A3335).

The recipe behind #8E3338 is rgb(142, 51, 56), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 7.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.7:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#8E3338 color variations

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#8E3338 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 #8E3338

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

Well Read color link
Well Read

#8E3537

Pirate color link
Pirate

#902F37

Old Brick color link
Old Brick

#8A3335

AErchivist color link
AErchivist

#933232

Xotic color link
Xotic

#863336

Totem Pole color link
Totem Pole

#883531

Tall Poppy color link
Tall Poppy

#853534

Thunderbird color link
Thunderbird

#923830

Flash Point color link
Flash Point

#932C31

Chaos color link
Chaos

#922A31

Red Hot color link
Red Hot

#952B32

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8E3338
  • RGB142, 51, 56
  • CMYK0, 36, 34, 44
  • CSSrgb(142, 51, 56)
  • HSL357°, 47%, 38%
  • HSL Precise356.703°, 47.15%, 37.843%
  • HSV357°, 64%, 56%
  • HSB357°, 64%, 56%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.557
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.200
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.220
  • GLSLvec3(0.557, 0.200, 0.220)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.557, 0.200, 0.220, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.557, 0.200, 0.220)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB55.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB20%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB22%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID8E3338
  • DECIMAL ID9319224
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers20 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01