Information about #8E736E color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #8E736E reads as a calm, restrained earthy red and feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Kubrick (#8E7471). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Half Buffalo (#89756F) and Otter (#8F7B70).
The recipe behind #8E736E is rgb(142, 115, 110), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #8E736E background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 4.8:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 4.3:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#8E736E color variations
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#8E736E color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#8E736E color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#8E736E color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#8E736E color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#8E736E 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #8E736E color
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Nearest named colors to #8E736E
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#8E7471
#89756F
#8F7B70
#8E7C6E
#96706B
#867970
#8F7D6B
#867A6F
#997570
#8A7D72
#907E69
#867665
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#8E736E
- RGB142, 115, 110
- CMYK0, 11, 13, 44
- CSSrgb(142, 115, 110)
- HSL9°, 13%, 49%
- HSL Precise9.375°, 12.698%, 49.412%
- HSV9°, 23%, 56%
- HSB9°, 23%, 56%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.557
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.451
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.431
- GLSLvec3(0.557, 0.451, 0.431)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.557, 0.451, 0.431, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.557, 0.451, 0.431)
- Percentage of Red in RGB55.7%
- Percentage of Green in RGB45.1%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB43.1%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID8E736E
- DECIMAL ID9335662
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers9 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
