What color is #8B4A58?

#8B4A58 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Liaison. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B4A58?

The RGB value is 139, 74, 88: 139 red, 74 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B4A58?

The complementary color is #4A8B7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B4A58?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.22:1 and white text 6.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B4A58 color

#8B4A58 rgb(139, 74, 88)

Shades of red

The hex color #8B4A58 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 29% green and 34.5% blue (139, 74, 88).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 31% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 37% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Liaison (#8C3F52), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.53:1).

#8B4A58 color codes

HEX	`#8B4A58`
RGB	`rgb(139, 74, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 29%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 31%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 47%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 37%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.74, 29.11, 4.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.74, 29.4, 8.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.858, 11.092, 10.589)`
Decimal	`9128536`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B4A58, 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 #8B4A58	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8B4A58 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	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 #8B4A58 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b4a58; }
.text { color: #8b4a58; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b4a58; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 74 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b4a58, #8b5d4a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #8B4A58?: #8B4A58 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Liaison. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B4A58?: The RGB value is 139, 74, 88: 139 red, 74 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B4A58?: The complementary color is #4A8B7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B4A58?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.22:1 and white text 6.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.