Information about Red Brown color

#8B2E16 - Red Brown color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#8B2E16, known as "Red Brown", falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(139, 46, 22) — 54.5% red, 18% green, 8.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 36 / 46 / 45. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #8B2E16 reads as a strongly colored warm red and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Sienna (#882D17). Slightly further away sit Rich Red Brown (#8A2D1C) and Countdown (#922F1D).

The recipe behind #8B2E16 is rgb(139, 46, 22), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #8B2E16: 8.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.5:1 for black. The name "Red Brown" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.

Red Brown color variations

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

Red Brown color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Red Brown

#8B2E16
#C9411F

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#E2694B

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#EC9B87

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#F5CDC3

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White

#FFFFFF

Red Brown color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Red Brown

#8B2E16
#702411

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#541B0D

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#381208

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#1C0904

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Black

#000000

Red Brown color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Red Brown

#8B2E16
#8F3A25

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#8F4938

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#8D5A4D

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#876B65

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Grey

#808080

Red Brown color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#5D8D16

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#8D8D16

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#8D5D16

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Red Brown

#8B2E16
#8D162D

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#8D165D

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#8D168D

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Red Brown 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
#8B2E16
Red Brown

#8B2E16

#16758D
#16758D

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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
#8B2E16
Red Brown

#8B2E16

#163A8D
#163A8D

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#168D69
#168D69

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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
#8D6916
#8D6916

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#8B2E16
Red Brown

#8B2E16

#8D163A
#8D163A

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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
#8B2E16
Red Brown

#8B2E16

#168D2E
#168D2E

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#2E168D
#2E168D

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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
#8B2E16
Red Brown

#8B2E16

#758D16
#758D16

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#16758D
#16758D

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#2E168D
#2E168D

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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
#8B2E16
Red Brown

#8B2E16

#3A8D16
#3A8D16

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#16758D
#16758D

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#69168D
#69168D

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Nearest named colors to Red Brown

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Sienna color link
Sienna

#882D17

Rich Red Brown color link
Rich Red Brown

#8A2D1C

Countdown color link
Countdown

#922F1D

Smokey Topaz color link
Smokey Topaz

#832A0D

Burnt Umber color link
Burnt Umber

#8A3324

Dyestalk Red color link
Dyestalk Red

#913225

Vivid Auburn color link
Vivid Auburn

#922724

Reddish Brown color link
Reddish Brown

#7F2B0A

Citrine Brown color link
Citrine Brown

#933709

Deep Dumpling color link
Deep Dumpling

#9B351B

Dawnbreaker color link
Dawnbreaker

#813125

Brown Red color link
Brown Red

#922B05

Red Brown color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8B2E16
  • RGB139, 46, 22
  • CMYK0, 36, 46, 45
  • CSSrgb(139, 46, 22)
  • HSL12°, 73%, 32%
  • HSL Precise12.308°, 72.671%, 31.569%
  • HSV12°, 84%, 55%
  • HSB12°, 84%, 55%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.545
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.180
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.086
  • GLSLvec3(0.545, 0.180, 0.086)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.545, 0.180, 0.086, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.545, 0.180, 0.086)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB54.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB18%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB8.6%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID8B2E16
  • DECIMAL ID9121302
  • Name Length9
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  • Counting from2025-01-01

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