Information about #8F3838 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#8F3838 falls into the Red Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(143, 56, 56) — 56.1% red, 22% green, 22% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 34 / 34 / 44. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A clearly saturated earthy red, #8F3838 occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Well Read (#8E3537). Slightly further away sit Old Brick (#8A3335) and Thunderbird (#923830).

The recipe behind #8F3838 is rgb(143, 56, 56), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #8F3838: 7.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.8:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#8F3838 color variations

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

#8F3838 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#8F3838 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#8F3838 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#8F3838 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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#8F3838 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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#38638F
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#388F63
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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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#38388F
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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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#388F8F
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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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#388F8F
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Nearest named colors to #8F3838

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

Well Read color link
Well Read

#8E3537

Old Brick color link
Old Brick

#8A3335

Thunderbird color link
Thunderbird

#923830

Pirate color link
Pirate

#902F37

AErchivist color link
AErchivist

#933232

Prairie Sand color link
Prairie Sand

#883C32

Totem Pole color link
Totem Pole

#883531

Afterburner color link
Afterburner

#983D39

Xotic color link
Xotic

#863336

Embers color link
Embers

#8C3F30

Smoky Topaz color link
Smoky Topaz

#933D41

Tall Poppy color link
Tall Poppy

#853534

#8F3838 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8F3838
  • RGB143, 56, 56
  • CMYK0, 34, 34, 44
  • CSSrgb(143, 56, 56)
  • HSL0°, 44%, 39%
  • HSL Precise0°, 43.719%, 39.02%
  • HSV0°, 61%, 56%
  • HSB0°, 61%, 56%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.561
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.220
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.220
  • GLSLvec3(0.561, 0.220, 0.220)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.561, 0.220, 0.220, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.561, 0.220, 0.220)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB56.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB22%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB22%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID8F3838
  • DECIMAL ID9386040
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers29 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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