What color is #8E4356?

#8E4356 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Liaison. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E4356?

The RGB value is 142, 67, 86: 142 red, 67 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E4356?

The complementary color is #438E7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E4356?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.09:1 and white text 6.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E4356 color

#8E4356 rgb(142, 67, 86)

Shades of pink

The hex color #8E4356 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 26.3% green and 33.7% blue (142, 67, 86).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 36% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 53% magenta, 39% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Liaison (#8C3F52), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.8:1).

#8E4356 color codes

HEX	`#8E4356`
RGB	`rgb(142, 67, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 26.3%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 36%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 53%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 53%, 39%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.62, 33.83, 3.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.62, 34.05, 6.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.843, 10.438, 10.035)`
Decimal	`9323350`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E4356, 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 #8E4356	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8E4356 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #8E4356 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e4356; }
.text { color: #8e4356; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e4356; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 67 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e4356, #8e5643); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #8E4356?: #8E4356 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Liaison. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E4356?: The RGB value is 142, 67, 86: 142 red, 67 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E4356?: The complementary color is #438E7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E4356?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.09:1 and white text 6.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.