What color is #8E5254?

#8E5254 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Red Elegance. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E5254?

The RGB value is 142, 82, 84: 142 red, 82 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E5254?

The complementary color is #528E8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E5254?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.49:1 and white text 6.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E5254 color

#8E5254 rgb(142, 82, 84)

Shades of red

The hex color #8E5254 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 32.2% green and 32.9% blue (142, 82, 84).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 27% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 41% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Red Elegance (#85464B), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.03:1).

#8E5254 color codes

HEX	`#8E5254`
RGB	`rgb(142, 82, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 32.2%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 27%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 42%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 41%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.89, 25.26, 9.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.89, 27.06, 21.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.774, 12.427, 9.954)`
Decimal	`9327188`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E5254, 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 #8E5254	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8E5254 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	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 #8E5254 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e5254; }
.text { color: #8e5254; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e5254; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 82 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e5254, #8e6e52); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #8E5254?: #8E5254 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Red Elegance. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E5254?: The RGB value is 142, 82, 84: 142 red, 82 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E5254?: The complementary color is #528E8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E5254?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.49:1 and white text 6.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.