Information about #8B7C79 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#8B7C79 falls into the Red Color Family — Desaturated, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(139, 124, 121) — 54.5% red, 48.6% green, 47.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 6 / 7 / 45. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #8B7C79 reads as a quiet, subdued grey and sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Eighth Felix (#897C79). Nearby in the Register you will also find Hurricane (#8B7E77) and Half Sandstone (#8B8176).

In RGB terms — rgb(139, 124, 121) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 5.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 4.0:1. No one has named #8B7C79 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#8B7C79 color variations

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#8B7C79 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 #8B7C79

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

Eighth Felix color link
Eighth Felix

#897C79

Hurricane color link
Hurricane

#8B7E77

Americano color link
Americano

#8A7D72

Taupe Grey color link
Taupe Grey

#898478

Schooner color link
Schooner

#8D8478

Stonewashed color link
Stonewashed

#8D8072

Friar Grey color link
Friar Grey

#86837A

Granite color link
Granite

#837E7C

Venus color link
Venus

#8B7D82

Pravda color link
Pravda

#888071

#8B7C79 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8B7C79
  • RGB139, 124, 121
  • CMYK0, 6, 7, 45
  • CSSrgb(139, 124, 121)
  • HSL10°, 7%, 51%
  • HSL Precise10°, 7.2%, 50.98%
  • HSV10°, 13%, 55%
  • HSB10°, 13%, 55%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.545
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.486
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.475
  • GLSLvec3(0.545, 0.486, 0.475)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.545, 0.486, 0.475, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.545, 0.486, 0.475)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB54.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB48.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB47.5%
  • Color Family (Hue)Red
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID8B7C79
  • DECIMAL ID9141369
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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