Information about #8C3740 color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #8C3740 reads as a clearly saturated earthy red and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. 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 Solid Pink (#893843). Slightly further away sit Zinger (#873D42) and Cha (#8C3F42).
The recipe behind #8C3740 is rgb(140, 55, 64), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 7.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.7:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #8C3740 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#8C3740 color variations
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#8C3740 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#8C3740 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#8C3740 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#8C3740 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#8C3740 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #8C3740 color
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Nearest named colors to #8C3740
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#893843
#873D42
#8C3F42
#933D41
#8E3537
#893F45
#833D3E
#87413F
#8A3335
#863336
#902F37
#853534
#8C3740 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#8C3740
- RGB140, 55, 64
- CMYK0, 33, 30, 45
- CSSrgb(140, 55, 64)
- HSL354°, 44%, 38%
- HSL Precise353.647°, 43.59%, 38.235%
- HSV354°, 61%, 55%
- HSB354°, 61%, 55%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.549
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.216
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.251
- GLSLvec3(0.549, 0.216, 0.251)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.549, 0.216, 0.251, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.549, 0.216, 0.251)
- Percentage of Red in RGB54.9%
- Percentage of Green in RGB21.6%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB25.1%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID8C3740
- DECIMAL ID9189184
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers8 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
