What color is #8B494F?

#8B494F is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Red Elegance. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B494F?

The RGB value is 139, 73, 79: 139 red, 73 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B494F?

The complementary color is #498B85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B494F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B494F color

#8B494F rgb(139, 73, 79)

Shades of red

The hex color #8B494F is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 28.6% green and 31% blue (139, 73, 79).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 31% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 43% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Red Elegance (#85464B), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.64:1).

#8B494F color codes

HEX	`#8B494F`
RGB	`rgb(139, 73, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 28.6%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 31%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 47%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 43%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.28, 28.55, 9.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.28, 29.96, 17.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.442, 10.82, 8.723)`
Decimal	`9128271`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B494F, 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 #8B494F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8B494F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #8B494F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b494f; }
.text { color: #8b494f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b494f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 73 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b494f, #8b6449); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #8B494F?: #8B494F is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Red Elegance. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B494F?: The RGB value is 139, 73, 79: 139 red, 73 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B494F?: The complementary color is #498B85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B494F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.