Information about #870B28 color

#870B28 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #870B28 belongs to the Red Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Neutral brightness. In numbers: rgb(135, 11, 40) (52.9% red, 4.3% green, 15.7% blue), or CMYK 0 / 49 / 37 / 47 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#870B28 presents itself as a vivid, lively red — one 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 just a few steps away from Code Red (#880025). Slightly further away sit Founder Legacy Seal Dr. Hamed Al Suwaidi (#830836) and Burgundy (#800020).

In RGB terms — rgb(135, 11, 40) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #870B28: 10.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.1:1 for black. No one has named #870B28 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#870B28 color variations

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

#870B28 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 #870B28

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#870B28
  • RGB135, 11, 40
  • CMYK0, 49, 37, 47
  • CSSrgb(135, 11, 40)
  • HSL346°, 85%, 29%
  • HSL Precise345.968°, 84.932%, 28.627%
  • HSV346°, 92%, 53%
  • HSB346°, 92%, 53%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.529
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.043
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.157
  • GLSLvec3(0.529, 0.043, 0.157)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.529, 0.043, 0.157, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.529, 0.043, 0.157)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB4.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB15.7%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID870B28
  • DECIMAL ID8850216
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers12 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01