Information about #8C686E color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#8C686E falls into the Red Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(140, 104, 110) — 54.9% red, 40.8% green, 43.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 14 / 12 / 45. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A gently muted red, #8C686E carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Ferra (#876A68). Slightly further away sit Arabella (#85636E) and Mauve Taupe (#915F6D).

In RGB terms — rgb(140, 104, 110) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #8C686E: 4.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.3:1 for black. No one has named #8C686E so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#8C686E color variations

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

#8C686E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#BBA3A7

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#D1C2C4

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White

#FFFFFF

#8C686E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#705358

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#543E42

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#38292C

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Black

#000000

#8C686E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#877174

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#847578

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Grey

#808080

#8C686E 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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#8C686E 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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#688D87
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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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#68818D
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#688D74
#688D74

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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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#8D6881
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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
#8C686E
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#6E8D68
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#686E8D
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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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#8D8768
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#688D87
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#686E8D
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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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#818D68
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#688D87
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#74688D
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Nearest named colors to #8C686E

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

Ferra color link
Ferra

#876A68

Arabella color link
Arabella

#85636E

Mauve Taupe color link
Mauve Taupe

#915F6D

Kubrick color link
Kubrick

#8E7471

Quarter Lumberjack color link
Quarter Lumberjack

#96706B

Half Buffalo color link
Half Buffalo

#89756F

Promise color link
Promise

#936962

Falcon color link
Falcon

#7F626D

Copper Rose color link
Copper Rose

#996666

Renaissance color link
Renaissance

#885A64

Sand Dune color link
Sand Dune

#867665

Quarter Oilskin color link
Quarter Oilskin

#82776E

#8C686E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8C686E
  • RGB140, 104, 110
  • CMYK0, 14, 12, 45
  • CSSrgb(140, 104, 110)
  • HSL350°, 15%, 48%
  • HSL Precise350°, 14.754%, 47.843%
  • HSV350°, 26%, 55%
  • HSB350°, 26%, 55%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.549
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.408
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.431
  • GLSLvec3(0.549, 0.408, 0.431)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.549, 0.408, 0.431, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.549, 0.408, 0.431)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB54.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB40.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB43.1%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID8C686E
  • DECIMAL ID9201774
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers20 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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