What color is #8D5D58?

#8D5D58 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Root Beer. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D5D58?

The RGB value is 141, 93, 88: 141 red, 93 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D5D58?

The complementary color is #58888D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D5D58?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.84:1 and white text 5.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D5D58 color

#8D5D58 rgb(141, 93, 88)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8D5D58 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 36.5% green and 34.5% blue (141, 93, 88).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 23% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 38% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Root Beer (#81544A), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.47:1).

#8D5D58 color codes

HEX	`#8D5D58`
RGB	`rgb(141, 93, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 36.5%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 23%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 38%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 38%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.51, 18.99, 10.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.51, 21.91, 29.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.661, 14.197, 11.093)`
Decimal	`9264472`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D5D58, 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 #8D5D58	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8D5D58 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.84:1	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 #8D5D58 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d5d58; }
.text { color: #8d5d58; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d5d58; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 93 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d5d58, #8d7858); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #8D5D58?: #8D5D58 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Root Beer. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D5D58?: The RGB value is 141, 93, 88: 141 red, 93 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D5D58?: The complementary color is #58888D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D5D58?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.84:1 and white text 5.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.