Information about #842E24 color

#842E24 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#842E24 falls into the Red Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(132, 46, 36) — 51.8% red, 18% green, 14.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 34 / 38 / 48. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #842E24 reads as a clearly saturated warm red and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Dawnbreaker (#813125). Slightly further away sit Burnt Umber (#8A3324) and Raging Bull (#7F2F2A).

The recipe behind #842E24 is rgb(132, 46, 36), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #842E24: 8.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.4:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#842E24 color variations

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#842E24 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 #842E24

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

Dawnbreaker color link
Dawnbreaker

#813125

Burnt Umber color link
Burnt Umber

#8A3324

Raging Bull color link
Raging Bull

#7F2F2A

Vixen color link
Vixen

#81342B

Erica color link
Erica

#81332D

Flame Red color link
Flame Red

#86282E

Mustang color link
Mustang

#7F352E

Dyestalk Red color link
Dyestalk Red

#913225

Sienna color link
Sienna

#882D17

Red Kite color link
Red Kite

#913228

Lusty color link
Lusty

#782E2C

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#842E24
  • RGB132, 46, 36
  • CMYK0, 34, 38, 48
  • HSL6°, 57%, 33%
  • HSL Precise6.25°, 57.143%, 32.941%
  • HSV6°, 73%, 52%
  • HSB6°, 73%, 52%
  • HEX ID842E24
  • DECIMAL ID8662564
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Red
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • Percentage of Red in RGB51.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB18%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB14.1%
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