What color is #8C1D44?

#8C1D44 is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Beet Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8C1D44?

The RGB value is 140, 29, 68: 140 red, 29 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C1D44?

The complementary color is #1D8C65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C1D44?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C1D44 color

#8C1D44 rgb(140, 29, 68)

Shades of red

The hex color #8C1D44 is a dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 11.4% green and 26.7% blue (140, 29, 68).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 66% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 79% magenta, 51% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Beet Red (#7E203F), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.84:1).

#8C1D44 color codes

HEX	`#8C1D44`
RGB	`rgb(140, 29, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 11.4%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 66%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 79%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 79%, 51%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.52, 48.09, 5.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.52, 48.37, 6.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.299, 6.873, 6.147)`
Decimal	`9182532`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C1D44, 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 #8C1D44	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#8C1D44 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	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 #8C1D44 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c1d44; }
.text { color: #8c1d44; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c1d44; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 29 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c1d44, #8c2d1d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #8C1D44?: #8C1D44 is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Beet Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8C1D44?: The RGB value is 140, 29, 68: 140 red, 29 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C1D44?: The complementary color is #1D8C65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C1D44?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.