Information about Inferno Raven Red color

#8C0015 - Inferno Raven Red color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#8C0015, known as "Inferno Raven Red", falls into the Red Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(140, 0, 21) — 54.9% red, 0% green, 8.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 55 / 47 / 45. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A pure, full-strength earthy red, #8C0015 occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Red Devil (#860111). Slightly further away sit Carmine (#960018) and Sangria (#92000A).

In RGB terms — rgb(140, 0, 21) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 9.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.1:1. The name "Inferno Raven Red" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.

Inferno Raven Red color variations

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

Inferno Raven Red color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.

Inferno Raven Red color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.

Inferno Raven Red 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 Inferno Raven Red

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Red Devil color link
Red Devil

#860111

Carmine color link
Carmine

#960018

Sangria color link
Sangria

#92000A

Red Wine color link
Red Wine

#990012

Burgundy color link
Burgundy

#800020

Code Red color link
Code Red

#880025

Crovazhan color link
Crovazhan

#7F0B16

Blood color link
Blood

#8A0303

Cranberry color link
Cranberry

#9F000F

Dark Red color link
Dark Red

#8B0000

Deep Red color link
Deep Red

#850101

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8C0015
  • RGB140, 0, 21
  • CMYK0, 55, 47, 45
  • CSSrgb(140, 0, 21)
  • HSL351°, 100%, 27%
  • HSL Precise351°, 100%, 27.451%
  • HSV351°, 100%, 55%
  • HSB351°, 100%, 55%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.549
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.000
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.082
  • GLSLvec3(0.549, 0.000, 0.082)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.549, 0.000, 0.082, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.549, 0.000, 0.082)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB54.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB0%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB8.2%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID8C0015
  • DECIMAL ID9175061
  • Name Length17
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