Information about #8C5860 color

#8C5860 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #8C5860 belongs to the Red Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(140, 88, 96) (54.9% red, 34.5% green, 37.6% blue), or CMYK 0 / 20 / 17 / 45 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#8C5860 presents itself as a calm, restrained earthy red — one that feels open and friendly. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Renaissance (#885A64). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Rose Taupe (#905D5D) and Cannon Pink (#8E5164).

In RGB terms — rgb(140, 88, 96) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #8C5860: 5.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.7:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #8C5860 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#8C5860 color variations

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

#8C5860 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 #8C5860

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

Renaissance color link
Renaissance

#885A64

Rose Taupe color link
Rose Taupe

#905D5D

Cannon Pink color link
Cannon Pink

#8E5164

Vin Rouge color link
Vin Rouge

#955264

Dark Mauve color link
Dark Mauve

#874C62

Dull Purple color link
Dull Purple

#7F525D

Deep Taupe color link
Deep Taupe

#7E5E60

Impulse color link
Impulse

#894961

Mauve Taupe color link
Mauve Taupe

#915F6D

Memory color link
Memory

#7C5B63

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8C5860
  • RGB140, 88, 96
  • CMYK0, 20, 17, 45
  • CSSrgb(140, 88, 96)
  • HSL351°, 23%, 45%
  • HSL Precise350.769°, 22.807%, 44.706%
  • HSV351°, 37%, 55%
  • HSB351°, 37%, 55%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.549
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.345
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.376
  • GLSLvec3(0.549, 0.345, 0.376)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.549, 0.345, 0.376, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.549, 0.345, 0.376)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB54.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB34.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB37.6%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID8C5860
  • DECIMAL ID9197664
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers9 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01