What color is #8C4C57?

#8C4C57 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 #8C4C57?

The RGB value is 140, 76, 87: 140 red, 76 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C4C57?

The complementary color is #4C8C81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C4C57?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.29:1 and white text 6.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C4C57 color

#8C4C57 rgb(140, 76, 87)

Shades of red

The hex color #8C4C57 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 29.8% green and 34.1% blue (140, 76, 87).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 30% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 46% magenta, 38% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Red Elegance (#85464B), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.39:1).

#8C4C57 color codes

HEX	`#8C4C57`
RGB	`rgb(140, 76, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 29.8%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 30%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 46%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 46%, 38%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.3, 28.24, 5.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.3, 28.79, 11.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.121, 11.434, 10.426)`
Decimal	`9194583`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C4C57, 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 #8C4C57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8C4C57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.29:1	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 #8C4C57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c4c57; }
.text { color: #8c4c57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c4c57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 76 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c4c57, #8c614c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #8C4C57?: #8C4C57 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 #8C4C57?: The RGB value is 140, 76, 87: 140 red, 76 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C4C57?: The complementary color is #4C8C81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C4C57?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.29:1 and white text 6.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.