Information about #8C787E color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#8C787E falls into the Rose Color Family — Desaturated, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(140, 120, 126) — 54.9% red, 47.1% green, 49.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 8 / 5 / 45. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #8C787E reads as a softly muted neutral grey and 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 a hair away from Venus (#8B7D82). Slightly further away sit Eighth Felix (#897C79) and Rocket Metallic (#8A7F80).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(140, 120, 126)), which gives #8C787E its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #8C787E: 5.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.1:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#8C787E color variations

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

#8C787E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#8C787E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#8C787E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#8C787E 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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#8C787E 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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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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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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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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Nearest named colors to #8C787E

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

Venus color link
Venus

#8B7D82

Eighth Felix color link
Eighth Felix

#897C79

Graceland color link
Graceland

#877482

Rocket Metallic color link
Rocket Metallic

#8A7F80

Hurricane color link
Hurricane

#8B7E77

Granite color link
Granite

#837E7C

Bona Fide color link
Bona Fide

#97777B

Tom color link
Tom

#92827F

Half Sandstone color link
Half Sandstone

#8B8176

Bazaar color link
Bazaar

#98777B

Purple Grey color link
Purple Grey

#866F85

Teravenumar color link
Teravenumar

#838181

#8C787E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8C787E
  • RGB140, 120, 126
  • CMYK0, 8, 5, 45
  • CSSrgb(140, 120, 126)
  • HSL342°, 8%, 51%
  • HSL Precise342°, 8%, 50.98%
  • HSV342°, 14%, 55%
  • HSB342°, 14%, 55%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.549
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.471
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.494
  • GLSLvec3(0.549, 0.471, 0.494)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.549, 0.471, 0.494, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.549, 0.471, 0.494)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB54.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB47.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB49.4%
  • Color Family (Hue)Rose
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID8C787E
  • DECIMAL ID9205886
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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