What color is #8C5D5A?

#8C5D5A is a grayish red, closest to the named color Root Beer. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8C5D5A?

The RGB value is 140, 93, 90: 140 red, 93 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C5D5A?

The complementary color is #5A898C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C5D5A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.83:1 and white text 5.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C5D5A color

#8C5D5A rgb(140, 93, 90)

Shades of red

The hex color #8C5D5A is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 36.5% green and 35.3% blue (140, 93, 90).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 22% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 36% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Root Beer (#81544A), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.49:1).

#8C5D5A color codes

HEX	`#8C5D5A`
RGB	`rgb(140, 93, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 36.5%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 22%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 36%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 36%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.44, 18.84, 9.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.44, 21.14, 26.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.576, 14.143, 11.528)`
Decimal	`9198938`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C5D5A, 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 #8C5D5A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8C5D5A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.83:1	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 #8C5D5A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c5d5a; }
.text { color: #8c5d5a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c5d5a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 93 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c5d5a, #8c765a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #8C5D5A?: #8C5D5A is a grayish red, closest to the named color Root Beer. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8C5D5A?: The RGB value is 140, 93, 90: 140 red, 93 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C5D5A?: The complementary color is #5A898C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C5D5A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.83:1 and white text 5.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.