What color is #8C5A5E?

#8C5A5E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8C5A5E?

The RGB value is 140, 90, 94: 140 red, 90 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C5A5E?

The complementary color is #5A8C88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C5A5E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.74:1 and white text 5.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C5A5E color

#8C5A5E rgb(140, 90, 94)

Shades of red

The hex color #8C5A5E is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 35.3% green and 36.9% blue (140, 90, 94).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 22% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 33% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 5.3 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.62:1).

#8C5A5E color codes

HEX	`#8C5A5E`
RGB	`rgb(140, 90, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 35.3%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 22%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 36%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 33%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.8, 21.14, 6.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.8, 22.05, 16.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.492, 13.697, 12.363)`
Decimal	`9198174`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C5A5E, 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 #8C5A5E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8C5A5E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	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 #8C5A5E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c5a5e; }
.text { color: #8c5a5e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c5a5e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 90 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c5a5e, #8c6f5a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #8C5A5E?: #8C5A5E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8C5A5E?: The RGB value is 140, 90, 94: 140 red, 90 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C5A5E?: The complementary color is #5A8C88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C5A5E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.74:1 and white text 5.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.