What color is #8F2555?

#8F2555 is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Wine Grape. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F2555?

The RGB value is 143, 37, 85: 143 red, 37 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F2555?

The complementary color is #258F5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F2555?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.56:1 and white text 8.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F2555 color

#8F2555 rgb(143, 37, 85)

Shades of red

The hex color #8F2555 is a dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 14.5% green and 33.3% blue (143, 37, 85).

Its hue angle is 333°, with 59% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 74% magenta, 41% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Wine Grape (#941751), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.19:1).

#8F2555 color codes

HEX	`#8F2555`
RGB	`rgb(143, 37, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 14.5%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(333, 59%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(333, 74%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 74%, 41%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.61, 47.89, -2.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.61, 47.97, 356.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.63, 7.82, 9.384)`
Decimal	`9381205`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F2555, 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 #8F2555	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#8F2555 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	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 #8F2555 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f2555; }
.text { color: #8f2555; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f2555; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 37 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f2555, #8f2a25); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #8F2555?: #8F2555 is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Wine Grape. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F2555?: The RGB value is 143, 37, 85: 143 red, 37 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F2555?: The complementary color is #258F5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F2555?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.56:1 and white text 8.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.