What color is #8E0005?

#8E0005 is a dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Scoville Highness. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E0005?

The RGB value is 142, 0, 5: 142 red, 0 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E0005?

The complementary color is #008E89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E0005?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E0005 color

#8E0005 rgb(142, 0, 5)

Shades of red

The hex color #8E0005 is a dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 0% green and 2% blue (142, 0, 5).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 100% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 96% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Scoville Highness (#900405), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.76:1).

#8E0005 color codes

HEX	`#8E0005`
RGB	`rgb(142, 0, 5)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 0%, 2%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 100%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 100%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 96%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.81, 51.88, 40.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.81, 65.58, 37.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.184, 5.764, 0.667)`
Decimal	`9306117`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E0005, 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 #8E0005	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#8E0005 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #8E0005 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e0005; }
.text { color: #8e0005; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e0005; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 0 5 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e0005, #8e4200); }

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Questions

What color is #8E0005?: #8E0005 is a dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Scoville Highness. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E0005?: The RGB value is 142, 0, 5: 142 red, 0 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E0005?: The complementary color is #008E89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E0005?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.