Close to Sangria
#8E030D
#8E030D is a dark, vivid red, close to the color Sangria. In RGB it’s made of 55.7% red, 1.2% green, and 5.1% blue. Its hue is 356°, with 96% saturation and 28% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #8E030D.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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2.17:1 FailThis color as text on white
9.68:1 AAAThis color as text on black
2.17:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #8E030D as they’d see it.
#8E030D in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #8E030D
What color is #8E030D?
#8E030D is a dark, vivid red, close to the color Sangria. In RGB it’s made of 55.7% red, 1.2% green, and 5.1% blue. Its hue is 356°, with 96% saturation and 28% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #8E030D in RGB?
#8E030D is rgb(142, 3, 13): 142 red, 3 green, and 13 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #8E030D in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 98, 91, 44). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #8E030D?
PANTONE 1805 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #8E030D?
Its complement #004E48 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.