What color is #8B5758?

#8B5758 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Veil of Cinder. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B5758?

The RGB value is 139, 87, 88: 139 red, 87 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B5758?

The complementary color is #578B8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B5758?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and white text 5.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B5758 color

#8B5758 rgb(139, 87, 88)

Shades of red

The hex color #8B5758 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 34.1% green and 34.5% blue (139, 87, 88).

Its hue angle is 359°, with 23% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 37% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Veil of Cinder (#784F50), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.83:1).

#8B5758 color codes

HEX	`#8B5758`
RGB	`rgb(139, 87, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 34.1%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(359, 23%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(359, 37%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 37%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.78, 21.66, 8.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.78, 23.25, 21.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.818, 13.011, 10.909)`
Decimal	`9131864`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B5758, 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 #8B5758	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8B5758 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	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 #8B5758 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b5758; }
.text { color: #8b5758; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b5758; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 87 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b5758, #8b7057); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #8B5758?: #8B5758 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Veil of Cinder. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B5758?: The RGB value is 139, 87, 88: 139 red, 87 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B5758?: The complementary color is #578B8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B5758?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and white text 5.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.