What color is #8B343B?

#8B343B is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Blood Oath. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B343B?

The RGB value is 139, 52, 59: 139 red, 52 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B343B?

The complementary color is #348B84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B343B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B343B color

#8B343B rgb(139, 52, 59)

Shades of red

The hex color #8B343B is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 20.4% green and 23.1% blue (139, 52, 59).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 46% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 63% magenta, 58% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Blood Oath (#85323C), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.92:1).

#8B343B color codes

HEX	`#8B343B`
RGB	`rgb(139, 52, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 20.4%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 46%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 63%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 63%, 58%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.52, 37.62, 15.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.52, 40.56, 21.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.666, 8.262, 5.065)`
Decimal	`9122875`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B343B, 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 #8B343B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#8B343B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	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 #8B343B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b343b; }
.text { color: #8b343b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b343b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 52 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b343b, #8b5834); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #8B343B?: #8B343B is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Blood Oath. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B343B?: The RGB value is 139, 52, 59: 139 red, 52 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B343B?: The complementary color is #348B84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B343B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.