Information about #8B250E color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#8B250E falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(139, 37, 14) — 54.5% red, 14.5% green, 5.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 40 / 49 / 45. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #8B250E reads as a energetic, saturated red and sits comfortably between light and dark. Designers typically reach for tones like this for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Smokey Topaz (#832A0D). Nearby in the Register you will also find Red Brown (#8B2E16) and Sienna (#882D17).

In RGB terms — rgb(139, 37, 14) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 8.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.4:1. No one has named #8B250E so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#8B250E color variations

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

#8B250E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#8B250E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#8B250E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#8B250E 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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#8B250E 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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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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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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#0E8B25
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#250E8B
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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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#748B0E
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#250E8B
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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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#358B0E
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#0E748B
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#640E8B
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Nearest named colors to #8B250E

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

Smokey Topaz color link
Smokey Topaz

#832A0D

Red Brown color link
Red Brown

#8B2E16

Sienna color link
Sienna

#882D17

Brown Red color link
Brown Red

#922B05

Reddish Brown color link
Reddish Brown

#7F2B0A

Rich Red Brown color link
Rich Red Brown

#8A2D1C

Rust Brown color link
Rust Brown

#8B3103

Strawberry Jam color link
Strawberry Jam

#8B171A

OU Crimson Red color link
OU Crimson Red

#841617

Countdown color link
Countdown

#922F1D

Kenyan Copper color link
Kenyan Copper

#7C1C05

Falu Red color link
Falu Red

#801818

#8B250E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8B250E
  • RGB139, 37, 14
  • CMYK0, 40, 49, 45
  • HSL11°, 82%, 30%
  • HSL Precise11.04°, 81.699%, 30%
  • HSV11°, 90%, 55%
  • HSB11°, 90%, 55%
  • HEX ID8B250E
  • DECIMAL ID9118990
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Red
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • Percentage of Red in RGB54.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB14.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB5.5%
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