What color is #8A0039?

#8A0039 is a dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Macabre. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A0039?

The RGB value is 138, 0, 57: 138 red, 0 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A0039?

The complementary color is #008A51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A0039?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A0039 color

#8A0039 rgb(138, 0, 57)

Shades of red

The hex color #8A0039 is a dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 0% green and 22.4% blue (138, 0, 57).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 100% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 59% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Macabre (#880033), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.81:1).

#8A0039 color codes

HEX	`#8A0039`
RGB	`rgb(138, 0, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 0%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 100%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 100%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 59%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.64, 52.85, 8.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.64, 53.52, 9.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.221, 5.7, 4.38)`
Decimal	`9044025`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A0039, 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 #8A0039	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#8A0039 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	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 #8A0039 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a0039; }
.text { color: #8a0039; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a0039; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 0 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a0039, #8a0c00); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Burgundy.

Questions

What color is #8A0039?: #8A0039 is a dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Macabre. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A0039?: The RGB value is 138, 0, 57: 138 red, 0 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A0039?: The complementary color is #008A51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A0039?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.