Information about #240508 color

#240508 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#240508 falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Very Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(36, 5, 8) — 14.1% red, 2% green, 3.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 12 / 11 / 86. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #240508 reads as a energetic, saturated earthy red and lives deep in the shadows. Designers typically reach for tones like this for moody backdrops, typography on light surfaces and premium packaging. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Sepia Black (#2B0202). Nearby in the Register you will also find Very Deep Rose (#1D000E) and Root Beer (#290E05).

In RGB terms — rgb(36, 5, 8) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 19.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 1.1:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:86), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. No one has named #240508 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#240508 color variations

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

#240508 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#240508 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#240508 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#240508 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#240508 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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Nearest named colors to #240508

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

Sepia Black color link
Sepia Black

#2B0202

Very Deep Rose color link
Very Deep Rose

#1D000E

Root Beer color link
Root Beer

#290E05

Very Dark Brown color link
Very Dark Brown

#1D0200

Very Deep Reddish Brown color link
Very Deep Reddish Brown

#1D0000

Officer I cant breathe color link
Officer I cant breathe

#231107

Very Deep Brown color link
Very Deep Brown

#1D0E00

Crowshead color link
Crowshead

#1C1208

Very Reddish Brown color link
Very Reddish Brown

#1D1111

Licorice color link
Licorice

#1A1110

Asphalt color link
Asphalt

#130A06

Acadia color link
Acadia

#1B1404

#240508 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#240508
  • RGB36, 5, 8
  • CMYK0, 12, 11, 86
  • HSL354°, 76%, 8%
  • HSL Precise354.194°, 75.61%, 8.039%
  • HSV354°, 86%, 14%
  • HSB354°, 86%, 14%
  • HEX ID240508
  • DECIMAL ID2360584
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Red
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Dark
  • Percentage of Red in RGB14.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB3.1%
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