The hex color #8c494c is a dark color. The web-safe version is Hex
#993333. A complementary color is
#73B6B3. The grayscale version is
#606060. A 20% lighter version of the original color is
#BF7C7F, and Hex
#591619 is the 20% darker color. If the color is saturated by 10%, you get
#90474A. If the color is desaturated by 10%, the color
#884B4E is obtained.