What color is #8E2341?

#8E2341 is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Vampirella. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E2341?

The RGB value is 142, 35, 65: 142 red, 35 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E2341?

The complementary color is #238E70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E2341?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.47:1 and white text 8.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E2341 color

#8E2341 rgb(142, 35, 65)

Shades of red

The hex color #8E2341 is a dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 13.7% green and 25.5% blue (142, 35, 65).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 60% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 75% magenta, 54% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Vampirella (#9B2848), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.51:1).

#8E2341 color codes

HEX	`#8E2341`
RGB	`rgb(142, 35, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 13.7%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 60%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 75%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 75%, 54%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.56, 46.38, 8.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.56, 47.19, 10.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.712, 7.336, 5.747)`
Decimal	`9315137`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E2341, 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 #8E2341	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#8E2341 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	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 #8E2341 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e2341; }
.text { color: #8e2341; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e2341; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 35 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e2341, #8e3b23); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #8E2341?: #8E2341 is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Vampirella. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E2341?: The RGB value is 142, 35, 65: 142 red, 35 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E2341?: The complementary color is #238E70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E2341?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.47:1 and white text 8.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.