Information about #8D4957 color

#8D4957 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#8D4957 falls into the Red Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(141, 73, 87) — 55.3% red, 28.6% green, 34.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 27 / 21 / 45. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#8D4957 is a moderately toned earthy red that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Plum Purple (#8F4155). Slightly further away sit Impulse (#894961) and Pastel Burgundy (#974C5E).

In RGB terms — rgb(141, 73, 87) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 6.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.2:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #8D4957 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#8D4957 color variations

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

#8D4957 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#8D4957 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#8D4957 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#8D4957 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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#8D4957 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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#49798D
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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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#578D49
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#49578D
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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 #8D4957

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

Plum Purple color link
Plum Purple

#8F4155

Impulse color link
Impulse

#894961

Pastel Burgundy color link
Pastel Burgundy

#974C5E

Dark Mauve color link
Dark Mauve

#874C62

Deep Ruby color link
Deep Ruby

#843F5B

Lotus color link
Lotus

#8B504B

Cadillac color link
Cadillac

#984961

Quinacridone Magenta color link
Quinacridone Magenta

#8E3A59

Cannon Pink color link
Cannon Pink

#8E5164

Erotic color link
Erotic

#94414C

Rosy Finch color link
Rosy Finch

#7F4E52

Bordello color link
Bordello

#974462

#8D4957 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8D4957
  • RGB141, 73, 87
  • CMYK0, 27, 21, 45
  • CSSrgb(141, 73, 87)
  • HSL348°, 32%, 42%
  • HSL Precise347.647°, 31.776%, 41.961%
  • HSV348°, 48%, 55%
  • HSB348°, 48%, 55%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.553
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.341
  • GLSLvec3(0.553, 0.286, 0.341)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.553, 0.286, 0.341, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.553, 0.286, 0.341)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB55.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB28.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB34.1%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID8D4957
  • DECIMAL ID9259351
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers16 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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