What color is #8D565B?

#8D565B is a grayish red, closest to the named color Velour Scar. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D565B?

The RGB value is 141, 86, 91: 141 red, 86 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D565B?

The complementary color is #568D88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D565B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.61:1 and white text 5.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D565B color

#8D565B rgb(141, 86, 91)

Shades of red

The hex color #8D565B is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 33.7% green and 35.7% blue (141, 86, 91).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 24% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 35% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Velour Scar (#8E5164), a difference of 5.1 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.81:1).

#8D565B color codes

HEX	`#8D565B`
RGB	`rgb(141, 86, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 33.7%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 24%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 39%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 35%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.88, 23.45, 6.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.88, 24.42, 16.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.201, 13.075, 11.566)`
Decimal	`9262683`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D565B, 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 #8D565B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8D565B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	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 #8D565B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d565b; }
.text { color: #8d565b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d565b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 86 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d565b, #8d6d56); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #8D565B?: #8D565B is a grayish red, closest to the named color Velour Scar. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D565B?: The RGB value is 141, 86, 91: 141 red, 86 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D565B?: The complementary color is #568D88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D565B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.61:1 and white text 5.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.