What color is #8D174E?

#8D174E is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Wine Grape. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D174E?

The RGB value is 141, 23, 78: 141 red, 23 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D174E?

The complementary color is #178D56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D174E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D174E color

#8D174E rgb(141, 23, 78)

Shades of red

The hex color #8D174E is a dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 9% green and 30.6% blue (141, 23, 78).

Its hue angle is 332°, with 72% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 84% magenta, 45% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Wine Grape (#941751), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.88:1).

#8D174E color codes

HEX	`#8D174E`
RGB	`rgb(141, 23, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 9%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(332, 72%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(332, 84%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 84%, 45%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.41, 51.04, -1.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.41, 51.06, 358.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.667, 6.827, 7.857)`
Decimal	`9246542`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D174E, 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 #8D174E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#8D174E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	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 #8D174E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d174e; }
.text { color: #8d174e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d174e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 23 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d174e, #8d1b17); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Tyrian Purple.

Questions

What color is #8D174E?: #8D174E is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Wine Grape. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D174E?: The RGB value is 141, 23, 78: 141 red, 23 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D174E?: The complementary color is #178D56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D174E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.