What color is #8B0E00?

#8B0E00 is a dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Roasted Pepper. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B0E00?

The RGB value is 139, 14, 0: 139 red, 14 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B0E00?

The complementary color is #007D8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B0E00?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B0E00 color

#8B0E00 rgb(139, 14, 0)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8B0E00 is a dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 5.5% green and 0% blue (139, 14, 0).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 100% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 90% magenta, 100% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Roasted Pepper (#890A01), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.72:1).

#8B0E00 color codes

HEX	`#8B0E00`
RGB	`rgb(139, 14, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 5.5%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 100%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 100%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 90%, 100%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.91, 48.62, 41.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.91, 64.23, 40.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.806, 5.805, 0.552)`
Decimal	`9113088`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B0E00, 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 #8B0E00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#8B0E00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	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 #8B0E00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b0e00; }
.text { color: #8b0e00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b0e00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 14 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b0e00, #8b5300); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8B0E00?: #8B0E00 is a dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Roasted Pepper. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B0E00?: The RGB value is 139, 14, 0: 139 red, 14 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B0E00?: The complementary color is #007D8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B0E00?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.