What color is #8D4952?

#8D4952 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Red Elegance. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D4952?

The RGB value is 141, 73, 82: 141 red, 73 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D4952?

The complementary color is #498D84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D4952?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D4952 color

#8D4952 rgb(141, 73, 82)

Shades of red

The hex color #8D4952 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 28.6% green and 32.2% blue (141, 73, 82).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 32% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 42% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Red Elegance (#85464B), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.55:1).

#8D4952 color codes

HEX	`#8D4952`
RGB	`rgb(141, 73, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 28.6%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 32%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 48%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 48%, 42%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.65, 29.69, 7.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.65, 30.7, 14.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.891, 11.038, 9.327)`
Decimal	`9259346`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D4952, 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 #8D4952	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8D4952 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #8D4952 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d4952; }
.text { color: #8d4952; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d4952; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 73 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d4952, #8d6249); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #8D4952?: #8D4952 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Red Elegance. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D4952?: The RGB value is 141, 73, 82: 141 red, 73 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D4952?: The complementary color is #498D84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D4952?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.