What color is #8E2D37?

#8E2D37 is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Sizzling Bacon. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E2D37?

The RGB value is 142, 45, 55: 142 red, 45 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E2D37?

The complementary color is #2D8E84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E2D37?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E2D37 color

#8E2D37 rgb(142, 45, 55)

Shades of red

The hex color #8E2D37 is a dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 17.6% green and 21.6% blue (142, 45, 55).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 52% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 68% magenta, 61% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Sizzling Bacon (#8E3537), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.14:1).

#8E2D37 color codes

HEX	`#8E2D37`
RGB	`rgb(142, 45, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 17.6%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 52%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 68%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 68%, 61%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.78, 41.6, 16.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.78, 44.88, 22.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.785, 7.905, 4.466)`
Decimal	`9317687`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E2D37, 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 #8E2D37	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#8E2D37 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	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 #8E2D37 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e2d37; }
.text { color: #8e2d37; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e2d37; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 45 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e2d37, #8e542d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #8E2D37?: #8E2D37 is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Sizzling Bacon. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E2D37?: The RGB value is 142, 45, 55: 142 red, 45 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E2D37?: The complementary color is #2D8E84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E2D37?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.