Information about #8B1919 color

#8B1919 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#8B1919 falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(139, 25, 25) — 54.5% red, 9.8% green, 9.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 45 / 45 / 45. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#8B1919 is a energetic, saturated red that holds a balanced mid-tone. It is a natural fit for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Strawberry Jam (#8B171A). Its next-closest registered neighbors are OU Crimson Red (#841617) and True Red (#8F1D21).

In RGB terms — rgb(139, 25, 25) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #8B1919: 9.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #8B1919 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#8B1919 color variations

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

#8B1919 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#8B1919 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#530E0E

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#370909

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Black

#000000

#8B1919 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#866565

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Grey

#808080

#8B1919 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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#73188A

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#8B1919 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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#18528B
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#188B52
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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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#8B1852
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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
#8B1919
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#188B18
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#18188B
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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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#8B8B18
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#188B8B
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#18188B
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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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#528B18
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#188B8B
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#52188B
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Nearest named colors to #8B1919

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

Strawberry Jam color link
Strawberry Jam

#8B171A

OU Crimson Red color link
OU Crimson Red

#841617

True Red color link
True Red

#8F1D21

Falu Red color link
Falu Red

#801818

Fedefu Red color link
Fedefu Red

#7C1319

Ruby Red color link
Ruby Red

#9B111E

Crovazhan color link
Crovazhan

#7F0B16

UP Maroon color link
UP Maroon

#7B1113

Vivid Auburn color link
Vivid Auburn

#922724

Spartan Crimson color link
Spartan Crimson

#9E1316

Rich Red Brown color link
Rich Red Brown

#8A2D1C

Sienna color link
Sienna

#882D17

#8B1919 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8B1919
  • RGB139, 25, 25
  • CMYK0, 45, 45, 45
  • CSSrgb(139, 25, 25)
  • HSL0°, 70%, 32%
  • HSL Precise0°, 69.512%, 32.157%
  • HSV0°, 82%, 55%
  • HSB0°, 82%, 55%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.545
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.098
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.098
  • GLSLvec3(0.545, 0.098, 0.098)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.545, 0.098, 0.098, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.545, 0.098, 0.098)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB54.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB9.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB9.8%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID8B1919
  • DECIMAL ID9115929
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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