Information about #8C4E3B color

#8C4E3B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#8C4E3B falls into the Red Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(140, 78, 59) — 54.9% red, 30.6% green, 23.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 24 / 32 / 45. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#8C4E3B is a confidently colored 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 Terracotta Hit (#8E5037). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Mule Fawn (#884F40) and Roman Ochre (#87523A).

In RGB terms — rgb(140, 78, 59) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #8C4E3B: 6.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.3:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #8C4E3B is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#8C4E3B color variations

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

#8C4E3B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#8C4E3B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#8C4E3B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#8C4E3B 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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#8C4E3B 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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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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#8C3B50
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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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#3B8C4E
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#4E3B8C
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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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#798C3B
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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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#508C3B
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#3B798C
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#763B8C
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Nearest named colors to #8C4E3B

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

Terracotta Hit color link
Terracotta Hit

#8E5037

Mule Fawn color link
Mule Fawn

#884F40

Roman Ochre color link
Roman Ochre

#87523A

Legend color link
Legend

#8C563B

Paarl color link
Paarl

#864B36

Ironstone color link
Ironstone

#86483C

Burnished Orange color link
Burnished Orange

#92543A

Sparrow Brown color link
Sparrow Brown

#8C4736

Magma color link
Magma

#875639

Matrix color link
Matrix

#8E4D45

El Salva color link
El Salva

#8F4E45

Clove Brown color link
Clove Brown

#8F583C

#8C4E3B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8C4E3B
  • RGB140, 78, 59
  • CMYK0, 24, 32, 45
  • CSSrgb(140, 78, 59)
  • HSL14°, 41%, 39%
  • HSL Precise14.074°, 40.704%, 39.02%
  • HSV14°, 58%, 55%
  • HSB14°, 58%, 55%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.549
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.306
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.231
  • GLSLvec3(0.549, 0.306, 0.231)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.549, 0.306, 0.231, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.549, 0.306, 0.231)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB54.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB30.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB23.1%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID8C4E3B
  • DECIMAL ID9195067
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers16 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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