What color is #8F3F2A?

#8F3F2A is a dark, moderate red known as Fire. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Fire?

The RGB value is 143, 63, 42: 143 red, 63 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Fire?

The complementary color is #2A7A8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F3F2A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Fire color: hex code #8F3F2A

#8F3F2A rgb(143, 63, 42)

Shades of brown

Fire has the hex code #8F3F2A. It is a dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 24.7% green and 16.5% blue (143, 63, 42).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 55% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 56% magenta, 71% yellow and 44% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.21:1).

Fire (#8F3F2A) color codes

HEX	`#8F3F2A`
RGB	`rgb(143, 63, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 24.7%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 55%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 71%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 56%, 71%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.05, 32.38, 28.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.05, 43.44, 41.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.524, 9.564, 3.324)`
Decimal	`9387818`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Fire, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #8F3F2A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#8F3F2A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #8F3F2A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f3f2a; }
.text { color: #8f3f2a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f3f2a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 63 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f3f2a, #8f722a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #8F3F2A on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #8F3F2A?: #8F3F2A is a dark, moderate red known as Fire. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Fire?: The RGB value is 143, 63, 42: 143 red, 63 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Fire?: The complementary color is #2A7A8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F3F2A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.