What color is #8D0B2B?

#8D0B2B is a dark, vivid red, closest to the named color French Winery. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D0B2B?

The RGB value is 141, 11, 43: 141 red, 11 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D0B2B?

The complementary color is #0B8D6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D0B2B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D0B2B color

#8D0B2B rgb(141, 11, 43)

Shades of red

The hex color #8D0B2B is a dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 4.3% green and 16.9% blue (141, 11, 43).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 86% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 92% magenta, 70% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is French Winery (#991133), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.48:1).

#8D0B2B color codes

HEX	`#8D0B2B`
RGB	`rgb(141, 11, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 4.3%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 86%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 92%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 92%, 70%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.61, 51.01, 19.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.61, 54.52, 20.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.542, 6.078, 2.851)`
Decimal	`9243435`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D0B2B, 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 #8D0B2B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#8D0B2B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	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 #8D0B2B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d0b2b; }
.text { color: #8d0b2b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d0b2b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 11 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d0b2b, #8d2c0b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #8D0B2B?: #8D0B2B is a dark, vivid red, closest to the named color French Winery. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D0B2B?: The RGB value is 141, 11, 43: 141 red, 11 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D0B2B?: The complementary color is #0B8D6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D0B2B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.