What color is #8B585A?

#8B585A 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 #8B585A?

The RGB value is 139, 88, 90: 139 red, 88 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B585A?

The complementary color is #588B89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B585A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.64:1 and white text 5.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B585A color

#8B585A rgb(139, 88, 90)

Shades of red

The hex color #8B585A is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 34.5% green and 35.3% blue (139, 88, 90).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 22% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 35% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Veil of Cinder (#784F50), a difference of 5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.77:1).

#8B585A color codes

HEX	`#8B585A`
RGB	`rgb(139, 88, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 34.5%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 22%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 37%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 35%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.07, 21.35, 7.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.07, 22.68, 19.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.983, 13.208, 11.378)`
Decimal	`9132122`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B585A, 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 #8B585A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8B585A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.64:1	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 #8B585A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b585a; }
.text { color: #8b585a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b585a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 88 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b585a, #8b6f58); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #8B585A?: #8B585A 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 #8B585A?: The RGB value is 139, 88, 90: 139 red, 88 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B585A?: The complementary color is #588B89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B585A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.64:1 and white text 5.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.