What color is #8F0852?

#8F0852 is a dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Vertigo Cherry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F0852?

The RGB value is 143, 8, 82: 143 red, 8 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F0852?

The complementary color is #088F45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F0852?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.32:1 and white text 9.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F0852 color

#8F0852 rgb(143, 8, 82)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8F0852 is a dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 3.1% green and 32.2% blue (143, 8, 82).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 89% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 94% magenta, 43% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Vertigo Cherry (#990055), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.03:1).

#8F0852 color codes

HEX	`#8F0852`
RGB	`rgb(143, 8, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 3.1%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 89%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 94%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 94%, 43%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.94, 54.9, -4.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.94, 55.11, 354.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.939, 6.624, 8.578)`
Decimal	`9373778`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F0852, 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 #8F0852	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#8F0852 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	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 #8F0852 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f0852; }
.text { color: #8f0852; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f0852; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 8 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f0852, #8f080f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Tyrian Purple.

Questions

What color is #8F0852?: #8F0852 is a dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Vertigo Cherry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F0852?: The RGB value is 143, 8, 82: 143 red, 8 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F0852?: The complementary color is #088F45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F0852?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.32:1 and white text 9.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.