What color is #8B4A5D?

#8B4A5D is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Velour Scar. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B4A5D?

The RGB value is 139, 74, 93: 139 red, 74 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B4A5D?

The complementary color is #4A8B78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B4A5D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.24:1 and white text 6.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B4A5D color

#8B4A5D rgb(139, 74, 93)

Shades of pink

The hex color #8B4A5D is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 29% green and 36.5% blue (139, 74, 93).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 31% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 33% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Velour Scar (#8E5164), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.49:1).

#8B4A5D color codes

HEX	`#8B4A5D`
RGB	`rgb(139, 74, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 29%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 31%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 47%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 33%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.88, 29.78, 1.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.88, 29.8, 2.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.073, 11.178, 11.718)`
Decimal	`9128541`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B4A5D, 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 #8B4A5D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8B4A5D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	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 #8B4A5D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b4a5d; }
.text { color: #8b4a5d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b4a5d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 74 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b4a5d, #8b574a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #8B4A5D?: #8B4A5D is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Velour Scar. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B4A5D?: The RGB value is 139, 74, 93: 139 red, 74 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B4A5D?: The complementary color is #4A8B78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B4A5D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.24:1 and white text 6.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.