What color is #8B213F?

#8B213F 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 #8B213F?

The RGB value is 139, 33, 63: 139 red, 33 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B213F?

The complementary color is #218B6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B213F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and white text 8.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B213F color

#8B213F rgb(139, 33, 63)

Shades of red

The hex color #8B213F is a dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 12.9% green and 24.7% blue (139, 33, 63).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 62% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 76% magenta, 55% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Beet Red (#7E203F), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.8:1).

#8B213F color codes

HEX	`#8B213F`
RGB	`rgb(139, 33, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 12.9%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 62%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 76%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 76%, 55%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.66, 46.01, 8.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.66, 46.82, 10.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.09, 6.937, 5.404)`
Decimal	`9118015`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B213F, 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 #8B213F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#8B213F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	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 #8B213F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b213f; }
.text { color: #8b213f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b213f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 33 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b213f, #8b3821); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #8B213F?: #8B213F 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 #8B213F?: The RGB value is 139, 33, 63: 139 red, 33 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B213F?: The complementary color is #218B6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B213F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and white text 8.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.