Information about #8B4C40 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#8B4C40 falls into the Red Color Family — Mild Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(139, 76, 64) — 54.5% red, 29.8% green, 25.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 25 / 29 / 45. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #8B4C40 reads as a mildly saturated warm red and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Mule Fawn (#884F40). Slightly further away sit Matrix (#8E4D45) and El Salva (#8F4E45).

The recipe behind #8B4C40 is rgb(139, 76, 64), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 6.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.2:1. #8B4C40 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#8B4C40 color variations

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

#8B4C40 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#8B4C40 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#532E26

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#371E19

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Black

#000000

#8B4C40 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#8B4C40 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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#8B4C40 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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#40598C
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#408C73
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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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#8C4059
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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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#408C4D
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#4D408C
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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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#7F8C40
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#407F8C
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#4D408C
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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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#598C40
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#407F8C
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#73408C
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Nearest named colors to #8B4C40

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

Mule Fawn color link
Mule Fawn

#884F40

Matrix color link
Matrix

#8E4D45

El Salva color link
El Salva

#8F4E45

Ironstone color link
Ironstone

#86483C

Ameile color link
Ameile

#904947

Roman Ochre color link
Roman Ochre

#87523A

Orbit color link
Orbit

#874748

Terracotta Hit color link
Terracotta Hit

#8E5037

Copper Fire color link
Copper Fire

#925345

Paarl color link
Paarl

#864B36

Sparrow Brown color link
Sparrow Brown

#8C4736

Legend color link
Legend

#8C563B

#8B4C40 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8B4C40
  • RGB139, 76, 64
  • CMYK0, 25, 29, 45
  • CSSrgb(139, 76, 64)
  • HSL10°, 37%, 40%
  • HSL Precise9.6°, 36.946%, 39.804%
  • HSV10°, 54%, 55%
  • HSB10°, 54%, 55%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.545
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.298
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.251
  • GLSLvec3(0.545, 0.298, 0.251)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.545, 0.298, 0.251, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.545, 0.298, 0.251)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB54.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB29.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.1%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID8B4C40
  • DECIMAL ID9129024
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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