Information about #803C40 color

#803C40 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#803C40 falls into the Red Color Family — Mild Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(128, 60, 64) — 50.2% red, 23.5% green, 25.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 27 / 25 / 50. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #803C40 reads as a softly balanced earthy red and holds a balanced mid-tone. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Stiletto (#833D3E). Its next-closest registered neighbors are American Brown (#804040) and Zinger (#873D42).

In RGB terms — rgb(128, 60, 64) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #803C40: 8.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.6:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #803C40 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#803C40 color variations

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

#803C40 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#803C40 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#4C2426

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Black

#000000

#803C40 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#803C40 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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#803C40 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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#3C807C
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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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#3C6380
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#3C805A
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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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#803C63
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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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#41803C
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#3C4180
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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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#807C3C
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#3C4180
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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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#63803C
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#3C807C
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#5A3C80
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Nearest named colors to #803C40

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

Stiletto color link
Stiletto

#833D3E

American Brown color link
American Brown

#804040

Zinger color link
Zinger

#873D42

Deep Scarlet color link
Deep Scarlet

#7B3B3A

Brandy color link
Brandy

#87413F

Red Robin color link
Red Robin

#7D4138

Solid Pink color link
Solid Pink

#893843

Cordovan color link
Cordovan

#893F45

Camelot color link
Camelot

#803A4B

Intrigue color link
Intrigue

#814743

Bole color link
Bole

#79443B

Cha color link
Cha

#8C3F42

#803C40 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#803C40
  • RGB128, 60, 64
  • CMYK0, 27, 25, 50
  • CSSrgb(128, 60, 64)
  • HSL356°, 36%, 37%
  • HSL Precise356.471°, 36.17%, 36.863%
  • HSV356°, 53%, 50%
  • HSB356°, 53%, 50%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.502
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.235
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.251
  • GLSLvec3(0.502, 0.235, 0.251)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.502, 0.235, 0.251, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.502, 0.235, 0.251)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB50.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB23.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.1%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID803C40
  • DECIMAL ID8404032
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers16 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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