What color is #8A5F5D?

#8A5F5D is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A5F5D?

The RGB value is 138, 95, 93: 138 red, 95 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A5F5D?

The complementary color is #5D888A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A5F5D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.88:1 and white text 5.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A5F5D color

#8A5F5D rgb(138, 95, 93)

Shades of red

The hex color #8A5F5D is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 37.3% green and 36.5% blue (138, 95, 93).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 19% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 33% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.42:1).

#8A5F5D color codes

HEX	`#8A5F5D`
RGB	`rgb(138, 95, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 37.3%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 19%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 33%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 33%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.77, 17.26, 8.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.77, 19.11, 25.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.55, 14.379, 12.258)`
Decimal	`9068381`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A5F5D, 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 #8A5F5D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8A5F5D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	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 #8A5F5D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a5f5d; }
.text { color: #8a5f5d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a5f5d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 95 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a5f5d, #8a765d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #8A5F5D?: #8A5F5D is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A5F5D?: The RGB value is 138, 95, 93: 138 red, 95 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A5F5D?: The complementary color is #5D888A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A5F5D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.88:1 and white text 5.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.