Information about #8A7171 color

#8A7171 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#8A7171 falls into the Red Color Family — Desaturated, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(138, 113, 113) — 54.1% red, 44.3% green, 44.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 10 / 10 / 46. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#8A7171 is a quiet, subdued grey that feels open and friendly. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Half Buffalo (#89756F). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Kubrick (#8E7471) and Soft Chocolate (#867970).

In RGB terms — rgb(138, 113, 113) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #8A7171: 4.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.5:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #8A7171 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#8A7171 color variations

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

#8A7171 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 #8A7171

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

Half Buffalo color link
Half Buffalo

#89756F

Kubrick color link
Kubrick

#8E7471

Otter color link
Otter

#8F7B70

Ferra color link
Ferra

#876A68

Stonehenge color link
Stonehenge

#827A71

Americano color link
Americano

#8A7D72

Incognito color link
Incognito

#8E7C6E

Sand Dune color link
Sand Dune

#867665

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8A7171
  • RGB138, 113, 113
  • CMYK0, 10, 10, 46
  • CSSrgb(138, 113, 113)
  • HSL0°, 10%, 49%
  • HSL Precise0°, 9.96%, 49.216%
  • HSV0°, 18%, 54%
  • HSB0°, 18%, 54%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.541
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.443
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.443
  • GLSLvec3(0.541, 0.443, 0.443)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.541, 0.443, 0.443, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.541, 0.443, 0.443)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB54.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB44.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB44.3%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID8A7171
  • DECIMAL ID9073009
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01