What color is #8D2E46?

#8D2E46 is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Vampirella. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D2E46?

The RGB value is 141, 46, 70: 141 red, 46 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D2E46?

The complementary color is #2E8D75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D2E46?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.61:1 and white text 8.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D2E46 color

#8D2E46 rgb(141, 46, 70)

Shades of red

The hex color #8D2E46 is a dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 18% green and 27.5% blue (141, 46, 70).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 51% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 67% magenta, 50% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Vampirella (#9B2848), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.04:1).

#8D2E46 color codes

HEX	`#8D2E46`
RGB	`rgb(141, 46, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 18%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 51%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 67%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 67%, 50%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.11, 42.08, 7.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.11, 42.76, 10.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.068, 8.061, 6.661)`
Decimal	`9252422`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D2E46, 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 #8D2E46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#8D2E46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	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 #8D2E46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d2e46; }
.text { color: #8d2e46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d2e46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 46 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d2e46, #8d462e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #8D2E46?: #8D2E46 is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Vampirella. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D2E46?: The RGB value is 141, 46, 70: 141 red, 46 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D2E46?: The complementary color is #2E8D75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D2E46?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.61:1 and white text 8.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.