Information about #8C554A color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#8C554A falls into the Red Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(140, 85, 74) — 54.9% red, 33.3% green, 29% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 22 / 26 / 45. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #8C554A reads as a moderately toned earthy red 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 Lotus (#8B504B). Slightly further away sit Radiance (#8F5743) and Copper Fire (#925345).

The recipe behind #8C554A is rgb(140, 85, 74), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #8C554A: 6.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.5:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#8C554A color variations

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#8C554A 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #8C554A

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

Lotus color link
Lotus

#8B504B

Radiance color link
Radiance

#8F5743

Copper Fire color link
Copper Fire

#925345

El Salva color link
El Salva

#8F4E45

Matrix color link
Matrix

#8E4D45

Copper Rust color link
Copper Rust

#95524C

Spicy Mix color link
Spicy Mix

#8B5F4D

Mule Fawn color link
Mule Fawn

#884F40

Vintage Rust color link
Vintage Rust

#965044

Ameile color link
Ameile

#904947

Cocoa color link
Cocoa

#875F42

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8C554A
  • RGB140, 85, 74
  • CMYK0, 22, 26, 45
  • HSL10°, 31%, 42%
  • HSL Precise10°, 30.841%, 41.961%
  • HSV10°, 47%, 55%
  • HSB10°, 47%, 55%
  • HEX ID8C554A
  • DECIMAL ID9196874
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Red
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • Percentage of Red in RGB54.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB29%
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