Information about #8C1B4E color

#8C1B4E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#8C1B4E falls into the Rose Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(140, 27, 78) — 54.9% red, 10.6% green, 30.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 44 / 24 / 45. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #8C1B4E reads as a strongly colored pink-red rose and 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 a near neighbor of French Plum (#811453). Slightly further away sit Dark Raspberry (#872657) and Smooch (#7E2056).

The recipe behind #8C1B4E is rgb(140, 27, 78), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 8.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.4:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #8C1B4E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#8C1B4E color variations

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

#8C1B4E 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 #8C1B4E

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

French Plum color link
French Plum

#811453

Smooch color link
Smooch

#7E2056

Sensual Red color link
Sensual Red

#902742

Berry color link
Berry

#990F4B

Disco color link
Disco

#892D4F

Geronimo color link
Geronimo

#88213C

Pansy Purple color link
Pansy Purple

#78184A

Tickled Pink color link
Tickled Pink

#962C54

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8C1B4E
  • RGB140, 27, 78
  • CMYK0, 44, 24, 45
  • CSSrgb(140, 27, 78)
  • HSL333°, 68%, 33%
  • HSL Precise332.92°, 67.665%, 32.745%
  • HSV333°, 81%, 55%
  • HSB333°, 81%, 55%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.549
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.106
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.306
  • GLSLvec3(0.549, 0.106, 0.306)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.549, 0.106, 0.306, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.549, 0.106, 0.306)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB54.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB10.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB30.6%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID8C1B4E
  • DECIMAL ID9182030
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01