Information about #840F24 color

#840F24 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #840F24 belongs to the Red Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(132, 15, 36) — 51.8% red, 5.9% green, 14.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 46 / 38 / 48. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#840F24 is a strongly colored earthy red that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Salsa (#770C25). Slightly further away sit Fedefu Red (#7C1319) and Strawberry Jam (#8B171A).

In RGB terms — rgb(132, 15, 36) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #840F24: 10.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.1:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#840F24 color variations

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#840F24 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 #840F24

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

Salsa color link
Salsa

#770C25

Fedefu Red color link
Fedefu Red

#7C1319

Antique Ruby color link
Antique Ruby

#841B2D

Crovazhan color link
Crovazhan

#7F0B16

Falu Red color link
Falu Red

#801818

Code Red color link
Code Red

#880025

Burgundy color link
Burgundy

#800020

True Red color link
True Red

#8F1D21

Claret color link
Claret

#7F1734

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#840F24
  • RGB132, 15, 36
  • CMYK0, 46, 38, 48
  • CSSrgb(132, 15, 36)
  • HSL349°, 80%, 29%
  • HSL Precise349.231°, 79.592%, 28.824%
  • HSV349°, 89%, 52%
  • HSB349°, 89%, 52%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.518
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.059
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.141
  • GLSLvec3(0.518, 0.059, 0.141)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.518, 0.059, 0.141, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.518, 0.059, 0.141)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB51.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB5.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB14.1%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID840F24
  • DECIMAL ID8654628
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01