What color is #8E2D39?

#8E2D39 is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Blood Oath. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E2D39?

The RGB value is 142, 45, 57: 142 red, 45 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E2D39?

The complementary color is #2D8E82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E2D39?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E2D39 color

#8E2D39 rgb(142, 45, 57)

Shades of red

The hex color #8E2D39 is a dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 17.6% green and 22.4% blue (142, 45, 57).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 52% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 68% magenta, 60% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Blood Oath (#85323C), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.13:1).

#8E2D39 color codes

HEX	`#8E2D39`
RGB	`rgb(142, 45, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 17.6%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 52%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 68%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 68%, 60%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.83, 41.74, 15.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.83, 44.57, 20.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.833, 7.925, 4.724)`
Decimal	`9317689`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E2D39, 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 #8E2D39	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#8E2D39 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.13:1	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 #8E2D39 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e2d39; }
.text { color: #8e2d39; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e2d39; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 45 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e2d39, #8e522d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #8E2D39?: #8E2D39 is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Blood Oath. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E2D39?: The RGB value is 142, 45, 57: 142 red, 45 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E2D39?: The complementary color is #2D8E82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E2D39?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.