What color is #8C3F52?

#8C3F52 is a desaturated red known as Liaison. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Liaison?

The RGB value is 140, 63, 82: 140 red, 63 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Liaison?

The complementary color is #3F8C79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C3F52?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Liaison color: hex code #8C3F52

#8C3F52 rgb(140, 63, 82)

Shades of red

Liaison has the hex code #8C3F52. It is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 24.7% green and 32.2% blue (140, 63, 82).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 38% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 55% magenta, 41% yellow and 45% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.12:1).

Liaison (#8C3F52) color codes

HEX	`#8C3F52`
RGB	`rgb(140, 63, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 24.7%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 38%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 55%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 55%, 41%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.37, 34.73, 4.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.37, 35.02, 7.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.117, 9.741, 9.118)`
Decimal	`9191250`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Liaison, 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 #8C3F52	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#8C3F52 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	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 #8C3F52 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c3f52; }
.text { color: #8c3f52; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c3f52; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 63 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c3f52, #8c533f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

See #8C3F52 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #8C3F52?: #8C3F52 is a desaturated red known as Liaison. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Liaison?: The RGB value is 140, 63, 82: 140 red, 63 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Liaison?: The complementary color is #3F8C79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C3F52?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.