What color is #8B4248?

#8B4248 is a desaturated red known as Silk Satin. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Silk Satin?

The RGB value is 139, 66, 72: 139 red, 66 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Silk Satin?

The complementary color is #428B85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B4248?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Silk Satin color: hex code #8B4248

#8B4248 rgb(139, 66, 72)

Shades of red

Silk Satin has the hex code #8B4248. It is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 25.9% green and 28.2% blue (139, 66, 72).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 36% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 53% magenta, 48% yellow and 45% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.07:1).

Silk Satin (#8B4248) color codes

HEX	`#8B4248`
RGB	`rgb(139, 66, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 25.9%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 36%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 53%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 53%, 48%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.58, 31.63, 11.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.58, 33.52, 19.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.766, 9.855, 7.307)`
Decimal	`9126472`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Silk Satin, 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 #8B4248	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#8B4248 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	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 #8B4248 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b4248; }
.text { color: #8b4248; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b4248; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 66 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b4248, #8b6142); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

See #8B4248 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #8B4248?: #8B4248 is a desaturated red known as Silk Satin. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Silk Satin?: The RGB value is 139, 66, 72: 139 red, 66 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Silk Satin?: The complementary color is #428B85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B4248?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.