Information about #8A6E72 color

#8A6E72 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#8A6E72 falls into the Red Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(138, 110, 114) — 54.1% red, 43.1% green, 44.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 11 / 9 / 46. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #8A6E72 reads as a softly toned warm red and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Kubrick (#8E7471). Slightly further away sit Half Buffalo (#89756F) and Ferra (#876A68).

The recipe behind #8A6E72 is rgb(138, 110, 114), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 4.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 4.6:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #8A6E72 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#8A6E72 color variations

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

#8A6E72 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 #8A6E72

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

Kubrick color link
Kubrick

#8E7471

Half Buffalo color link
Half Buffalo

#89756F

Ferra color link
Ferra

#876A68

Arabella color link
Arabella

#85636E

Otter color link
Otter

#8F7B70

Empress color link
Empress

#7C7173

Stonehenge color link
Stonehenge

#827A71

Americano color link
Americano

#8A7D72

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8A6E72
  • RGB138, 110, 114
  • CMYK0, 11, 9, 46
  • CSSrgb(138, 110, 114)
  • HSL351°, 11%, 49%
  • HSL Precise351.429°, 11.29%, 48.627%
  • HSV351°, 20%, 54%
  • HSB351°, 20%, 54%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.541
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.431
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.447
  • GLSLvec3(0.541, 0.431, 0.447)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.541, 0.431, 0.447, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.541, 0.431, 0.447)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB54.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB43.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB44.7%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID8A6E72
  • DECIMAL ID9072242
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01