Information about #8C422C color

#8C422C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#8C422C falls into the Red Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(140, 66, 44) — 54.9% red, 25.9% green, 17.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 29 / 38 / 45. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#8C422C is a confidently colored earthy red that holds a balanced mid-tone. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Embers (#8C3F30). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Tandoori (#8D4532) and Waiwherowhero (#86492C).

The recipe behind #8C422C is rgb(140, 66, 44), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #8C422C: 7.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.9:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #8C422C is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#8C422C color variations

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

#8C422C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#8C422C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#53271A

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Black

#000000

#8C422C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#8C422C color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#8C422C 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
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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
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#2C468C
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#2C8C72
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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
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#8C2C46
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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
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#2C8C42
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#422C8C
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#758C2C
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#422C8C
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#468C2C
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#2C758C
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#722C8C
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Nearest named colors to #8C422C

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

Embers color link
Embers

#8C3F30

Tandoori color link
Tandoori

#8D4532

Waiwherowhero color link
Waiwherowhero

#86492C

Prairie Sand color link
Prairie Sand

#883C32

Tia Maria color link
Tia Maria

#97422D

Sparrow Brown color link
Sparrow Brown

#8C4736

Charisma color link
Charisma

#854926

Crab Apple color link
Crab Apple

#87382F

Thunderbird color link
Thunderbird

#923830

Persimmon Juice color link
Persimmon Juice

#934337

Chestnut color link
Chestnut

#954535

Fuzzy Wuzzy color link
Fuzzy Wuzzy

#87421F

#8C422C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8C422C
  • RGB140, 66, 44
  • CMYK0, 29, 38, 45
  • CSSrgb(140, 66, 44)
  • HSL14°, 52%, 36%
  • HSL Precise13.75°, 52.174%, 36.078%
  • HSV14°, 69%, 55%
  • HSB14°, 69%, 55%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.549
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.173
  • GLSLvec3(0.549, 0.259, 0.173)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.549, 0.259, 0.173, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.549, 0.259, 0.173)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB54.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB25.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB17.3%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID8C422C
  • DECIMAL ID9191980
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers21 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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