#87232a Color Information

#87232a Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #87232a. In RGB, it consists of 52.9% Red, 13.7% Green, and 16.5% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 74.1% Magenta, 68.9% Yellow, and 47.1% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 355.8°, with saturation of 58.8% and lightness of 33.3%. The decimal value for #87232a is 8856362, and its nearest "web safe" color is #993333. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #87232a is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is red.
  • HexHex code for this color#87232a Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color135, 35, 42 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color52.9%, 13.7%, 16.5% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.471, 0.863, 0.835 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.741, 0.689, 0.471 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color355.8°, 58.8%, 33.3% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color355.8°, 74.1%, 52.9% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color11.011, 6.520, 2.869 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color135, 35, 42 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code8856362 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color30.688, 42.497, 20.985 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)30.688, 47.396, 26.280 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color30.688, 70.714, 12.536 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color25.534, 32.285, 11.213 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.540, 0.320, 6.520 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4287046442 / 0xff87232a Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#993333 Copy
Last Updated: December 10, 2024

Shades of #87232a

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #87232a, its pure hue is 355.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 58.8%, and its lightness is 33.3%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #87232a, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #110405 to #761f25.

Tints of #87232a

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #87232a, its pure hue is 355.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 58.8%, and its lightness is 33.3%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #87232a, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #963f45 to #f0e4e4.

Tones of #87232a

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #87232a, its pure hue is 355.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 58.8%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #87232a, which range from #555555 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #aa000c (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #87232a

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #87232a! For #87232a, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #87232a. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #87232a

This color, #87232a, consists of 52.9% Red, 13.7% Green, and 16.5% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 135, Green = 35, Blue = 42. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #87232a is 0% Cyan, 74.1% Magenta, 68.9% Yellow, and 47.1% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R52.9%
C0.0%
G13.7%
M74.1%
B16.5%
Y68.9%
K47.1%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 135 35 42
Octal 207 43 52
Hexa #87 #23 #2a
Binary 10000111 00100011 00101010
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 74 68 47
Octal 0 112 104 57
Hexa #00 #4a #44 #2f
Binary 00000000 01001010 01000100 00101111

Analogous Colors of #87232a

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #87232a — which has hue 355.8° — its analogous colors are located at 25.8° and 355.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #87232a.

Triadic Colors of #87232a

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #87232a — which has hue 355.8° — its triadic colors are located at 115.8° and 355.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #87232a.

Complementary Color of #87232a

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #87232a — which has hue 355.8° — its complementary color is located at 175.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #87232a.

Split Complementary Colors of #87232a

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #87232a — which has hue 355.8° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 145.8° and 355.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #87232a.

Tetradic Colors of #87232a

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #87232a — which has hue 355.8° — its tetradic colors are located at 265.8°, 355.8°, 85.8°, and 175.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #87232a.

Monochromatic Colors of #87232a

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #87232a, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #3b1a1d — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #e51a28 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #87232a

We want to make getting started with #87232a on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #87232a into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #87232a can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #87232a with other HTML elements.

#87232a Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #87232a.
<span style="color: #87232a;">The color of this text is #87232a.</span>

#87232a Background Color

The background color for this text is #87232a.
<div style="background-color: #87232a; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #87232a.</div>

#87232a Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #87232a.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #87232a;">This color for the shadow of this text is #87232a.</span>

#87232a Border Color

This is a div with border color #87232a.
<div style="border: #87232a 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #87232a.</div>

#87232a Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #87232a on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #87232a; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #87232a on a white background.</div></div>

#87232a Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #87232a on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #87232a; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #87232a on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #87232a to White

This is a gradient from #87232a to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#87232a,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#87232a,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#87232a,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#87232a,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #87232a to white.</div>

Gradient from #87232a to Black

This is a gradient from #87232a to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#87232a,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#87232a,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#87232a,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#87232a,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #87232a to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #87232a

In addition to using #87232a on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #87232a in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #87232a, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 135, Green = 35, Blue = 42). If you need details about the color coordinates of #87232a in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #87232a
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(135, 35, 42)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #87232a; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #87232a; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #87232a; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(135, 35, 42);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#87232a")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:135, green:35, blue:42, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:135 green:35 blue:42 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(135f, 35f, 42f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(135, 35, 42);
 

#87232a Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #87232a the same way. For those with color blindness, #87232a might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #87232a looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #87232a is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #87232a looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #87232a will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #87232a is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 9.1:1 against white. This is a high enough ratio to be considered accessible under both the AA and AAA level standards for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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