What color is #8D535F?

#8D535F is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Velour Scar. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D535F?

The RGB value is 141, 83, 95: 141 red, 83 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D535F?

The complementary color is #538D81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D535F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and white text 5.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D535F color

#8D535F rgb(141, 83, 95)

Shades of red

The hex color #8D535F is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 32.5% green and 37.3% blue (141, 83, 95).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 26% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 33% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Velour Scar (#8E5164), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.94:1).

#8D535F color codes

HEX	`#8D535F`
RGB	`rgb(141, 83, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 32.5%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 26%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 41%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 33%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.27, 25.73, 3.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.27, 25.96, 7.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.144, 12.677, 12.421)`
Decimal	`9261919`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D535F, 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 #8D535F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8D535F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	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 #8D535F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d535f; }
.text { color: #8d535f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d535f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 83 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d535f, #8d6453); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #8D535F?: #8D535F is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Velour Scar. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D535F?: The RGB value is 141, 83, 95: 141 red, 83 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D535F?: The complementary color is #538D81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D535F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and white text 5.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.