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#8E596E closest to Indian Silk

#8E596E is a medium, moderately saturated red; the closest named color is Indian Silk. In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 34.9% green and 43.1% blue (rgb(142, 89, 110)). Its HSL value is 336° hue, 23% saturation and 45% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 23% yellow and 44% black. #8E596E is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.52:1.

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Variations of #8E596E

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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#8E596E 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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#8E596E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8E596E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 85% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #6C6C6D
  • Protanopia 84% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #5F636F
  • Protanomaly 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #6E626E
  • Deuteranopia 85% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #6C6C6D
  • Deuteranomaly 90% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #77666D
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #965760
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #915868
  • Achromatopsia 85% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #696969
  • Achromatomaly 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #73656A

#8E596E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.52:1 Good#8E596E text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.80:1 Poor#8E596E text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#8E596E in CSS

/* Indian Silk */
.color { color: #8E596E; }
.background { background-color: #8E596E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8E596E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(142 89 110);
color: hsl(336 23% 45%);
color: oklch(0.529 0.075 354.6);

#8E596E FAQ

What color is #8E596E?

#8E596E is a medium, moderately saturated red. Its closest named color is Indian Silk. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #8E596E?

#8E596E is rgb(142, 89, 110) in RGB, hsl(336, 23%, 45%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 37%, 23%, 44%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8E596E?

The complementary color of #8E596E is #598E79, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8E596E?

White text has the best contrast on #8E596E: 5.52:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8E596E a warm or cool color?

#8E596E is a warm color.