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#8E445A closest to Liaison

#8E445A is a medium, moderately saturated red; the closest named color is Liaison. In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 26.7% green and 35.3% blue (rgb(142, 68, 90)). Its HSL value is 342° hue, 35% saturation and 41% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 52% magenta, 37% yellow and 44% black. #8E445A is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.72:1.

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Variations of #8E445A

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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#8E445A 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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#8E445A for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8E445A appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 79% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #636158
  • Protanopia 77% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #50535B
  • Protanomaly 84% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #66515A
  • Deuteranopia 79% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #636158
  • Deuteranomaly 86% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #725859
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #993E4C
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #934154
  • Achromatopsia 79% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #5C5C5C
  • Achromatomaly 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #6B565B

#8E445A contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.72:1 Good#8E445A text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.12:1 Poor#8E445A text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#8E445A in CSS

/* Liaison */
.color { color: #8E445A; }
.background { background-color: #8E445A; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8E445A; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(142 68 90);
color: hsl(342 35% 41%);
color: oklch(0.487 0.103 2.8);

#8E445A FAQ

What color is #8E445A?

#8E445A is a medium, moderately saturated red. Its closest named color is Liaison. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #8E445A?

#8E445A is rgb(142, 68, 90) in RGB, hsl(342, 35%, 41%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 52%, 37%, 44%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8E445A?

The complementary color of #8E445A is #448E78, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8E445A?

White text has the best contrast on #8E445A: 6.72:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8E445A a warm or cool color?

#8E445A is a warm color.