What color is #8D3D62?

#8D3D62 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pink Horror. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D3D62?

The RGB value is 141, 61, 98: 141 red, 61 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D3D62?

The complementary color is #3D8D68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D3D62?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D3D62 color

#8D3D62 rgb(141, 61, 98)

Shades of red

The hex color #8D3D62 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 23.9% green and 38.4% blue (141, 61, 98).

Its hue angle is 332°, with 40% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 57% magenta, 30% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Pink Horror (#90305D), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.06:1).

#8D3D62 color codes

HEX	`#8D3D62`
RGB	`rgb(141, 61, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 23.9%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(332, 40%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(332, 57%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 57%, 30%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.63, 38.17, -5.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.63, 38.53, 352.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.858, 9.883, 12.678)`
Decimal	`9256290`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D3D62, 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 #8D3D62	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#8D3D62 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	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 #8D3D62 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d3d62; }
.text { color: #8d3d62; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d3d62; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 61 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d3d62, #8d403d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #8D3D62?: #8D3D62 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pink Horror. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D3D62?: The RGB value is 141, 61, 98: 141 red, 61 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D3D62?: The complementary color is #3D8D68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D3D62?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.