What color is #8D4F55?

#8D4F55 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 #8D4F55?

The RGB value is 141, 79, 85: 141 red, 79 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D4F55?

The complementary color is #4F8D87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D4F55?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.38:1 and white text 6.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D4F55 color

#8D4F55 rgb(141, 79, 85)

Shades of red

The hex color #8D4F55 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 31% green and 33.3% blue (141, 79, 85).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 28% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 40% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Red Elegance (#85464B), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.21:1).

#8D4F55 color codes

HEX	`#8D4F55`
RGB	`rgb(141, 79, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 31%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 28%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 44%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 40%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.08, 26.69, 7.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.08, 27.84, 16.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.421, 11.912, 10.08)`
Decimal	`9260885`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D4F55, 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 #8D4F55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8D4F55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	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 #8D4F55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d4f55; }
.text { color: #8d4f55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d4f55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 79 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d4f55, #8d684f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #8D4F55?: #8D4F55 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 #8D4F55?: The RGB value is 141, 79, 85: 141 red, 79 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D4F55?: The complementary color is #4F8D87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D4F55?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.38:1 and white text 6.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.