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#8A4E53 closest to Red Elegance

#8A4E53 is a medium, moderately saturated red; the closest named color is Red Elegance. In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 30.6% green and 32.5% blue (rgb(138, 78, 83)). Its HSL value is 355° hue, 28% saturation and 42% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 40% yellow and 46% black. #8A4E53 is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.37:1.

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Variations of #8A4E53

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#8A4E53 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#8A4E53 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8A4E53 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 84% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #686452
  • Protanopia 83% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #5A5853
  • Protanomaly 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #6A5753
  • Deuteranopia 84% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #686452
  • Deuteranomaly 89% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #735D52
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #944750
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #8E4B52
  • Achromatopsia 84% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #5F5F5F
  • Achromatomaly 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #6C5B5C

#8A4E53 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.37:1 Good#8A4E53 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.30:1 Poor#8A4E53 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#8A4E53 in CSS

/* Red Elegance */
.color { color: #8A4E53; }
.background { background-color: #8A4E53; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8A4E53; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(138 78 83);
color: hsl(355 28% 42%);
color: oklch(0.496 0.081 15.1);

#8A4E53 FAQ

What color is #8A4E53?

#8A4E53 is a medium, moderately saturated red. Its closest named color is Red Elegance. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #8A4E53?

#8A4E53 is rgb(138, 78, 83) in RGB, hsl(355, 28%, 42%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 43%, 40%, 46%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8A4E53?

The complementary color of #8A4E53 is #4E8A85, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8A4E53?

White text has the best contrast on #8A4E53: 6.37:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8A4E53 a warm or cool color?

#8A4E53 is a warm color.