What color is #8B5C65?

#8B5C65 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Velour Scar. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B5C65?

The RGB value is 139, 92, 101: 139 red, 92 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B5C65?

The complementary color is #5C8B82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B5C65?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.82:1 and white text 5.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B5C65 color

#8B5C65 rgb(139, 92, 101)

Shades of red

The hex color #8B5C65 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 36.1% green and 39.6% blue (139, 92, 101).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 20% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 27% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Velour Scar (#8E5164), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.5:1).

#8B5C65 color codes

HEX	`#8B5C65`
RGB	`rgb(139, 92, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 36.1%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 20%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 34%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 27%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.35, 20.59, 2.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.35, 20.78, 7.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.824, 14.084, 14.142)`
Decimal	`9133157`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B5C65, 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 #8B5C65	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8B5C65 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	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 #8B5C65 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b5c65; }
.text { color: #8b5c65; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b5c65; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 92 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b5c65, #8b6a5c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #8B5C65?: #8B5C65 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Velour Scar. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B5C65?: The RGB value is 139, 92, 101: 139 red, 92 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B5C65?: The complementary color is #5C8B82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B5C65?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.82:1 and white text 5.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.