What color is #8C004B?

#8C004B is a dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Wine Grape. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8C004B?

The RGB value is 140, 0, 75: 140 red, 0 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C004B?

The complementary color is #008C41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C004B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C004B color

#8C004B rgb(140, 0, 75)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8C004B is a dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 0% green and 29.4% blue (140, 0, 75).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 100% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 46% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Wine Grape (#941751), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.47:1).

#8C004B color codes

HEX	`#8C004B`
RGB	`rgb(140, 0, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 0%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 100%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 100%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 46%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.63, 54.77, -2.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.63, 54.81, 357.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.086, 6.085, 7.193)`
Decimal	`9175115`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C004B, 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 #8C004B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#8C004B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #8C004B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c004b; }
.text { color: #8c004b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c004b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 0 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c004b, #8c0005); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Tyrian Purple.

Questions

What color is #8C004B?: #8C004B is a dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Wine Grape. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8C004B?: The RGB value is 140, 0, 75: 140 red, 0 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C004B?: The complementary color is #008C41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C004B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.