Information about #8F3842 color

#8F3842 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#8F3842 falls into the Red Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(143, 56, 66) — 56.1% red, 22% green, 25.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 34 / 30 / 44. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#8F3842 presents itself as a clearly saturated earthy red — one that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Solid Pink (#893843). Slightly further away sit Smoky Topaz (#933D41) and Cha (#8C3F42).

In RGB terms — rgb(143, 56, 66) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 7.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.8:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #8F3842 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#8F3842 color variations

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

#8F3842 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 #8F3842

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

Solid Pink color link
Solid Pink

#893843

Smoky Topaz color link
Smoky Topaz

#933D41

Cha color link
Cha

#8C3F42

Zinger color link
Zinger

#873D42

Cordovan color link
Cordovan

#893F45

Well Read color link
Well Read

#8E3537

Brandy color link
Brandy

#87413F

Stiletto color link
Stiletto

#833D3E

Afterburner color link
Afterburner

#983D39

Pirate color link
Pirate

#902F37

Erotic color link
Erotic

#94414C

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8F3842
  • RGB143, 56, 66
  • CMYK0, 34, 30, 44
  • CSSrgb(143, 56, 66)
  • HSL353°, 44%, 39%
  • HSL Precise353.103°, 43.719%, 39.02%
  • HSV353°, 61%, 56%
  • HSB353°, 61%, 56%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.561
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.220
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • GLSLvec3(0.561, 0.220, 0.259)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.561, 0.220, 0.259, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.561, 0.220, 0.259)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB56.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB22%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.9%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID8F3842
  • DECIMAL ID9386050
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers9 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01