What color is #8B3440?

#8B3440 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 #8B3440?

The RGB value is 139, 52, 64: 139 red, 52 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B3440?

The complementary color is #348B7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B3440?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B3440 color

#8B3440 rgb(139, 52, 64)

Shades of red

The hex color #8B3440 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 20.4% green and 25.1% blue (139, 52, 64).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 46% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 63% magenta, 54% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Blood Oath (#85323C), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.89:1).

#8B3440 color codes

HEX	`#8B3440`
RGB	`rgb(139, 52, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 20.4%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 46%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 63%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 63%, 54%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.63, 38.05, 12.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.63, 39.94, 17.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.802, 8.317, 5.781)`
Decimal	`9122880`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B3440, 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 #8B3440	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#8B3440 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	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 #8B3440 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b3440; }
.text { color: #8b3440; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b3440; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 52 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b3440, #8b5434); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #8B3440?: #8B3440 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 #8B3440?: The RGB value is 139, 52, 64: 139 red, 52 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B3440?: The complementary color is #348B7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B3440?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.