What color is #8B353A?

#8B353A is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Sizzling Bacon. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B353A?

The RGB value is 139, 53, 58: 139 red, 53 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B353A?

The complementary color is #358B86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B353A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.67:1 and white text 7.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B353A color

#8B353A rgb(139, 53, 58)

Shades of red

The hex color #8B353A is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 20.8% green and 22.7% blue (139, 53, 58).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 45% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 62% magenta, 58% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Sizzling Bacon (#8E3537), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.87:1).

#8B353A color codes

HEX	`#8B353A`
RGB	`rgb(139, 53, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 20.8%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 45%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 62%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 62%, 58%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.69, 37.05, 16.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.69, 40.37, 23.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.685, 8.342, 4.944)`
Decimal	`9123130`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B353A, 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 #8B353A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#8B353A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	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 #8B353A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b353a; }
.text { color: #8b353a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b353a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 53 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b353a, #8b5b35); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #8B353A?: #8B353A is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Sizzling Bacon. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B353A?: The RGB value is 139, 53, 58: 139 red, 53 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B353A?: The complementary color is #358B86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B353A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.67:1 and white text 7.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.