#8A5057

A medium, muted red closely aligning with Rosybrown.

About #8A5057

The precise color #8A5057 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. Its closest recognized web color is Rosybrown. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 138, 80, and 87.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 42% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 352.8° hue, 26.6% saturation, and 42.7% lightness.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#8A5057
RGB138, 80, 87
HSL352.8°, 26.6%, 42.7%
CMYK0%, 42%, 37%, 46%
HSV352.8°, 42.0%, 54.1%
LAB40.9, 25.2, 6.4
XYZ15.1, 11.8, 10.5
Decimal9064535

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

6.24:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.37:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
5.96:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
2.86:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #8A5057; }
.text-color { color: #8A5057; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #8A5057; }

Similar Colors

Rosybrown
#BC8F8F