What color is #8C3F58?

#8C3F58 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Liaison. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8C3F58?

The RGB value is 140, 63, 88: 140 red, 63 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C3F58?

The complementary color is #3F8C73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C3F58?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C3F58 color

#8C3F58 rgb(140, 63, 88)

Shades of red

The hex color #8C3F58 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 24.7% green and 34.5% blue (140, 63, 88).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 38% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 55% magenta, 37% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Liaison (#8C3F52), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.08:1).

#8C3F58 color codes

HEX	`#8C3F58`
RGB	`rgb(140, 63, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 24.7%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 38%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 55%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 55%, 37%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.55, 35.46, 0.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.55, 35.48, 1.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.355, 9.836, 10.373)`
Decimal	`9191256`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C3F58, 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 #8C3F58	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#8C3F58 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	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 #8C3F58 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c3f58; }
.text { color: #8c3f58; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c3f58; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 63 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c3f58, #8c4c3f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #8C3F58?: #8C3F58 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Liaison. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8C3F58?: The RGB value is 140, 63, 88: 140 red, 63 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C3F58?: The complementary color is #3F8C73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C3F58?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.