What color is #8A325B?

#8A325B is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pink Horror. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A325B?

The RGB value is 138, 50, 91: 138 red, 50 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A325B?

The complementary color is #328A61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A325B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A325B color

#8A325B rgb(138, 50, 91)

Shades of red

The hex color #8A325B is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 19.6% green and 35.7% blue (138, 50, 91).

Its hue angle is 332°, with 47% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 64% magenta, 34% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Pink Horror (#90305D), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.81:1).

#8A325B color codes

HEX	`#8A325B`
RGB	`rgb(138, 50, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 19.6%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(332, 47%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(332, 64%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 64%, 34%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.89, 41.61, -4.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.89, 41.9, 353.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.511, 8.441, 10.813)`
Decimal	`9056859`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A325B, 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 #8A325B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#8A325B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	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 #8A325B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a325b; }
.text { color: #8a325b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a325b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 50 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a325b, #8a3532); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #8A325B?: #8A325B is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pink Horror. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A325B?: The RGB value is 138, 50, 91: 138 red, 50 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A325B?: The complementary color is #328A61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A325B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.