What color is #8B5050?

#8B5050 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 #8B5050?

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

What is the complementary color of #8B5050?

The complementary color is #508B8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B5050?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.36:1 and white text 6.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B5050 color

#8B5050 rgb(139, 80, 80)

Shades of red

The hex color #8B5050 is a desaturated red.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 27% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 42% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Red Elegance (#85464B), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.25:1).

#8B5050 color codes

HEX	`#8B5050`
RGB	`rgb(139, 80, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 31.4%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 27%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 42%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 42%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.91, 24.7, 10.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.91, 26.93, 23.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.965, 11.807, 9.079)`
Decimal	`9130064`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B5050, 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 #8B5050	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8B5050 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	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 #8B5050 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b5050; }
.text { color: #8b5050; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b5050; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 80 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b5050, #8b6e50); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #8B5050?: #8B5050 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 #8B5050?: The RGB value is 139, 80, 80: 139 red, 80 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B5050?: The complementary color is #508B8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B5050?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.36:1 and white text 6.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.