What color is #8D313A?

#8D313A is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Blood Oath. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D313A?

The RGB value is 141, 49, 58: 141 red, 49 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D313A?

The complementary color is #318D84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D313A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 7.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D313A color

#8D313A rgb(141, 49, 58)

Shades of red

The hex color #8D313A is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 19.2% green and 22.7% blue (141, 49, 58).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 48% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 65% magenta, 59% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Blood Oath (#85323C), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.98:1).

#8D313A color codes

HEX	`#8D313A`
RGB	`rgb(141, 49, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 19.2%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 48%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 65%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 65%, 59%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.33, 39.68, 15.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.33, 42.64, 21.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.848, 8.167, 4.902)`
Decimal	`9253178`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D313A, 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 #8D313A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#8D313A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	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 #8D313A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d313a; }
.text { color: #8d313a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d313a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 49 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d313a, #8d5631); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #8D313A?: #8D313A is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Blood Oath. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D313A?: The RGB value is 141, 49, 58: 141 red, 49 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D313A?: The complementary color is #318D84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D313A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 7.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.