What color is #8B3A50?

#8B3A50 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Liaison. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B3A50?

The RGB value is 139, 58, 80: 139 red, 58 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B3A50?

The complementary color is #3A8B75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B3A50?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B3A50 color

#8B3A50 rgb(139, 58, 80)

Shades of red

The hex color #8B3A50 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 22.7% green and 31.4% blue (139, 58, 80).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 41% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 58% magenta, 42% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Liaison (#8C3F52), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.45:1).

#8B3A50 color codes

HEX	`#8B3A50`
RGB	`rgb(139, 58, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 22.7%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 41%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 58%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 58%, 42%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.17, 36.72, 4.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.17, 36.94, 6.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.609, 9.096, 8.627)`
Decimal	`9124432`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B3A50, 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 #8B3A50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#8B3A50 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	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 #8B3A50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b3a50; }
.text { color: #8b3a50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b3a50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 58 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b3a50, #8b4c3a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #8B3A50?: #8B3A50 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Liaison. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B3A50?: The RGB value is 139, 58, 80: 139 red, 58 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B3A50?: The complementary color is #3A8B75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B3A50?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.