What color is #8A3343?

#8A3343 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Blood Oath. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A3343?

The RGB value is 138, 51, 67: 138 red, 51 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A3343?

The complementary color is #338A7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A3343?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A3343 color

#8A3343 rgb(138, 51, 67)

Shades of red

The hex color #8A3343 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 20% green and 26.3% blue (138, 51, 67).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 46% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 63% magenta, 51% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Blood Oath (#85323C), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.97:1).

#8A3343 color codes

HEX	`#8A3343`
RGB	`rgb(138, 51, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 20%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 46%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 63%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 63%, 51%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.35, 38.45, 9.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.35, 39.68, 14.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.679, 8.178, 6.22)`
Decimal	`9057091`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A3343, 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 #8A3343	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#8A3343 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	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 #8A3343 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a3343; }
.text { color: #8a3343; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a3343; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 51 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a3343, #8a4f33); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #8A3343?: #8A3343 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Blood Oath. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A3343?: The RGB value is 138, 51, 67: 138 red, 51 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A3343?: The complementary color is #338A7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A3343?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.