What color is #8E162C?

#8E162C is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color French Winery. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E162C?

The RGB value is 142, 22, 44: 142 red, 22 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E162C?

The complementary color is #168E78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E162C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and white text 9.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E162C color

#8E162C rgb(142, 22, 44)

Shades of red

The hex color #8E162C is a dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 8.6% green and 17.3% blue (142, 22, 44).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 73% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 85% magenta, 69% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is French Winery (#991133), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.13:1).

#8E162C color codes

HEX	`#8E162C`
RGB	`rgb(142, 22, 44)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 8.6%, 17.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 73%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 85%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 85%, 69%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.66, 49, 19.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.66, 52.91, 22.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.898, 6.508, 3.012)`
Decimal	`9311788`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E162C, 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 #8E162C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#8E162C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	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 #8E162C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e162c; }
.text { color: #8e162c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e162c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 22 44 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e162c, #8e3c16); }

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Questions

What color is #8E162C?: #8E162C is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color French Winery. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E162C?: The RGB value is 142, 22, 44: 142 red, 22 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E162C?: The complementary color is #168E78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E162C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and white text 9.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.