What color is #8B031C?

#8B031C is a dark, vivid red known as Barbera. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Barbera?

The RGB value is 139, 3, 28: 139 red, 3 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Barbera?

The complementary color is #038B72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B031C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Barbera color: hex code #8B031C

#8B031C rgb(139, 3, 28)

Shades of red

Barbera has the hex code #8B031C. It is a dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 1.2% green and 11% blue (139, 3, 28).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 96% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 98% magenta, 80% yellow and 45% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.87:1).

Barbera (#8B031C) color codes

HEX	`#8B031C`
RGB	`rgb(139, 3, 28)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 1.2%, 11%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 96%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 98%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 98%, 80%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.48, 51.11, 27.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.48, 58.07, 28.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.891, 5.64, 1.614)`
Decimal	`9110300`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Barbera, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #8B031C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#8B031C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #8B031C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b031c; }
.text { color: #8b031c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b031c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 3 28 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b031c, #8b2e03); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #8B031C on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #8B031C?: #8B031C is a dark, vivid red known as Barbera. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Barbera?: The RGB value is 139, 3, 28: 139 red, 3 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Barbera?: The complementary color is #038B72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B031C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.