Information about #8E391F color

#8E391F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#8E391F falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(142, 57, 31) — 55.7% red, 22.4% green, 12.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 33 / 44 / 44. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#8E391F 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 Burnt Umber (#8A3324). Slightly further away sit Dyestalk Red (#913225) and Countdown (#922F1D).

In RGB terms — rgb(142, 57, 31) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 7.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.8:1. #8E391F has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#8E391F color variations

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#8E391F 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 #8E391F

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

Burnt Umber color link
Burnt Umber

#8A3324

Dyestalk Red color link
Dyestalk Red

#913225

Countdown color link
Countdown

#922F1D

Fuzzy Wuzzy color link
Fuzzy Wuzzy

#87421F

Red Kite color link
Red Kite

#913228

Cracker color link
Cracker

#963128

Red Brown color link
Red Brown

#8B2E16

Sienna color link
Sienna

#882D17

Dawnbreaker color link
Dawnbreaker

#813125

Brownish Red color link
Brownish Red

#9E3623

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8E391F
  • RGB142, 57, 31
  • CMYK0, 33, 44, 44
  • CSSrgb(142, 57, 31)
  • HSL14°, 64%, 34%
  • HSL Precise14.054°, 64.162%, 33.922%
  • HSV14°, 78%, 56%
  • HSB14°, 78%, 56%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.557
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.224
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.122
  • GLSLvec3(0.557, 0.224, 0.122)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.557, 0.224, 0.122, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.557, 0.224, 0.122)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB55.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB22.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB12.2%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID8E391F
  • DECIMAL ID9320735
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01