What color is #8E545F?

#8E545F is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Velour Scar. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E545F?

The RGB value is 142, 84, 95: 142 red, 84 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E545F?

The complementary color is #548E83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E545F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and white text 5.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E545F color

#8E545F rgb(142, 84, 95)

Shades of red

The hex color #8E545F is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 32.9% green and 37.3% blue (142, 84, 95).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 26% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 33% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Velour Scar (#8E5164), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.86:1).

#8E545F color codes

HEX	`#8E545F`
RGB	`rgb(142, 84, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 32.9%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 26%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 41%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 33%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.64, 25.55, 4.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.64, 25.86, 8.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.392, 12.919, 12.455)`
Decimal	`9327711`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E545F, 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 #8E545F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8E545F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.58:1	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 #8E545F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e545f; }
.text { color: #8e545f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e545f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 84 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e545f, #8e6654); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #8E545F?: #8E545F is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Velour Scar. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E545F?: The RGB value is 142, 84, 95: 142 red, 84 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E545F?: The complementary color is #548E83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E545F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and white text 5.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.