What color is #8B1E43?

#8B1E43 is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Beet Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B1E43?

The RGB value is 139, 30, 67: 139 red, 30 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B1E43?

The complementary color is #1E8B66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B1E43?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.36:1 and white text 8.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B1E43 color

#8B1E43 rgb(139, 30, 67)

Shades of red

The hex color #8B1E43 is a dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 11.8% green and 26.3% blue (139, 30, 67).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 64% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 78% magenta, 52% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Beet Red (#7E203F), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.88:1).

#8B1E43 color codes

HEX	`#8B1E43`
RGB	`rgb(139, 30, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 11.8%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 64%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 78%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 78%, 52%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.4, 47.38, 5.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.4, 47.72, 6.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.126, 6.824, 5.988)`
Decimal	`9117251`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B1E43, 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 #8B1E43	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#8B1E43 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	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 #8B1E43 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b1e43; }
.text { color: #8b1e43; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b1e43; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 30 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b1e43, #8b2f1e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #8B1E43?: #8B1E43 is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Beet Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B1E43?: The RGB value is 139, 30, 67: 139 red, 30 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B1E43?: The complementary color is #1E8B66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B1E43?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.36:1 and white text 8.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.