What color is #8C3654?

#8C3654 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Raspberry Romantic. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8C3654?

The RGB value is 140, 54, 84: 140 red, 54 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C3654?

The complementary color is #368C6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C3654?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C3654 color

#8C3654 rgb(140, 54, 84)

Shades of red

The hex color #8C3654 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 21.2% green and 32.9% blue (140, 54, 84).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 44% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 61% magenta, 40% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Raspberry Romantic (#972B51), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.58:1).

#8C3654 color codes

HEX	`#8C3654`
RGB	`rgb(140, 54, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 21.2%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 44%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 61%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 61%, 40%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.7, 39.52, 0.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.7, 39.53, 1.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.735, 8.855, 9.372)`
Decimal	`9188948`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C3654, 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 #8C3654	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#8C3654 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	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 #8C3654 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c3654; }
.text { color: #8c3654; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c3654; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 54 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c3654, #8c4336); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #8C3654?: #8C3654 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Raspberry Romantic. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8C3654?: The RGB value is 140, 54, 84: 140 red, 54 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C3654?: The complementary color is #368C6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C3654?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.