What color is #8C4C4C?

#8C4C4C is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Red Elegance. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8C4C4C?

The RGB value is 140, 76, 76: 140 red, 76 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C4C4C?

The complementary color is #4C8C8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C4C4C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C4C4C color

#8C4C4C rgb(140, 76, 76)

Shades of red

The hex color #8C4C4C is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 29.8% green and 29.8% blue (140, 76, 76).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 30% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 46% magenta, 46% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Red Elegance (#85464B), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.46:1).

#8C4C4C color codes

HEX	`#8C4C4C`
RGB	`rgb(140, 76, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 29.8%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 30%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 46%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 46%, 46%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.03, 26.92, 12.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.03, 29.48, 24.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.705, 11.268, 8.236)`
Decimal	`9194572`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C4C4C, 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 #8C4C4C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8C4C4C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #8C4C4C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c4c4c; }
.text { color: #8c4c4c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c4c4c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 76 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c4c4c, #8c6c4c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #8C4C4C?: #8C4C4C is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Red Elegance. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8C4C4C?: The RGB value is 140, 76, 76: 140 red, 76 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C4C4C?: The complementary color is #4C8C8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C4C4C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.