What color is #8A585F?

#8A585F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Velour Scar. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A585F?

The RGB value is 138, 88, 95: 138 red, 88 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A585F?

The complementary color is #588A83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A585F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.64:1 and white text 5.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A585F color

#8A585F rgb(138, 88, 95)

Shades of red

The hex color #8A585F is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 34.5% green and 37.3% blue (138, 88, 95).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 22% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 31% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Velour Scar (#8E5164), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.77:1).

#8A585F color codes

HEX	`#8A585F`
RGB	`rgb(138, 88, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 34.5%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 22%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 36%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 31%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.08, 21.64, 4.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.08, 22.12, 11.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.037, 13.21, 12.529)`
Decimal	`9066591`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A585F, 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 #8A585F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8A585F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.64:1	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 #8A585F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a585f; }
.text { color: #8a585f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a585f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 88 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a585f, #8a6a58); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #8A585F?: #8A585F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Velour Scar. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A585F?: The RGB value is 138, 88, 95: 138 red, 88 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A585F?: The complementary color is #588A83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A585F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.64:1 and white text 5.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.