What color is #8C1400?

#8C1400 is a dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Cayenne. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8C1400?

The RGB value is 140, 20, 0: 140 red, 20 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C1400?

The complementary color is #00788C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C1400?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C1400 color

#8C1400 rgb(140, 20, 0)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8C1400 is a dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 7.8% green and 0% blue (140, 20, 0).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 100% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 86% magenta, 100% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Cayenne (#941100), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.48:1).

#8C1400 color codes

HEX	`#8C1400`
RGB	`rgb(140, 20, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 7.8%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 100%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 100%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 86%, 100%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.61, 47.57, 42.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.61, 63.86, 41.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.067, 6.078, 0.59)`
Decimal	`9180160`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C1400, 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 #8C1400	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#8C1400 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.48:1	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 #8C1400 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c1400; }
.text { color: #8c1400; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c1400; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 20 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c1400, #8c5a00); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #8C1400?: #8C1400 is a dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Cayenne. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8C1400?: The RGB value is 140, 20, 0: 140 red, 20 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C1400?: The complementary color is #00788C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C1400?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.