Information about #8C5F6A color

#8C5F6A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#8C5F6A falls into the Red Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(140, 95, 106) — 54.9% red, 37.3% green, 41.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 18 / 13 / 45. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #8C5F6A reads as a calm, restrained earthy red and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Mauve Taupe (#915F6D). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Renaissance (#885A64) and Arabella (#85636E).

In RGB terms — rgb(140, 95, 106) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #8C5F6A: 5.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.0:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #8C5F6A is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#8C5F6A color variations

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

#8C5F6A 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 #8C5F6A

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

Mauve Taupe color link
Mauve Taupe

#915F6D

Renaissance color link
Renaissance

#885A64

Arabella color link
Arabella

#85636E

Ferra color link
Ferra

#876A68

Falcon color link
Falcon

#7F626D

Rose Taupe color link
Rose Taupe

#905D5D

Promise color link
Promise

#936962

Copper Rose color link
Copper Rose

#996666

Cannon Pink color link
Cannon Pink

#8E5164

Vin Rouge color link
Vin Rouge

#955264

Deep Taupe color link
Deep Taupe

#7E5E60

Dusky Purple color link
Dusky Purple

#895B7B

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8C5F6A
  • RGB140, 95, 106
  • CMYK0, 18, 13, 45
  • CSSrgb(140, 95, 106)
  • HSL345°, 19%, 46%
  • HSL Precise345.333°, 19.149%, 46.078%
  • HSV345°, 32%, 55%
  • HSB345°, 32%, 55%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.549
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.373
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.416
  • GLSLvec3(0.549, 0.373, 0.416)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.549, 0.373, 0.416, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.549, 0.373, 0.416)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB54.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB37.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB41.6%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID8C5F6A
  • DECIMAL ID9199466
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01