What color is #8A4E59?

#8A4E59 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Velour Scar. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A4E59?

The RGB value is 138, 78, 89: 138 red, 78 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A4E59?

The complementary color is #4E8A7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A4E59?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and white text 6.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A4E59 color

#8A4E59 rgb(138, 78, 89)

Shades of red

The hex color #8A4E59 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 30.6% green and 34.9% blue (138, 78, 89).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 28% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 36% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Velour Scar (#8E5164), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.34:1).

#8A4E59 color codes

HEX	`#8A4E59`
RGB	`rgb(138, 78, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 30.6%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 28%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 43%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 43%, 36%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.53, 26.59, 4.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.53, 26.99, 9.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.009, 11.575, 10.893)`
Decimal	`9064025`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A4E59, 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 #8A4E59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8A4E59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #8A4E59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a4e59; }
.text { color: #8a4e59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a4e59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 78 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a4e59, #8a614e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #8A4E59?: #8A4E59 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Velour Scar. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A4E59?: The RGB value is 138, 78, 89: 138 red, 78 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A4E59?: The complementary color is #4E8A7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A4E59?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and white text 6.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.