What color is #8F264A?

#8F264A is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Raspberry Romantic. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F264A?

The RGB value is 143, 38, 74: 143 red, 38 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F264A?

The complementary color is #268F6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F264A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.54:1 and white text 8.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F264A color

#8F264A rgb(143, 38, 74)

Shades of red

The hex color #8F264A is a dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 14.9% green and 29% blue (143, 38, 74).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 58% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 73% magenta, 48% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Raspberry Romantic (#972B51), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.25:1).

#8F264A color codes

HEX	`#8F264A`
RGB	`rgb(143, 38, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 14.9%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 58%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 73%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 73%, 48%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.4, 46.39, 4.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.4, 46.56, 4.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.258, 7.722, 7.27)`
Decimal	`9381450`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F264A, 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 #8F264A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#8F264A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	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 #8F264A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f264a; }
.text { color: #8f264a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f264a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 38 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f264a, #8f3726); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #8F264A?: #8F264A is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Raspberry Romantic. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F264A?: The RGB value is 143, 38, 74: 143 red, 38 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F264A?: The complementary color is #268F6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F264A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.54:1 and white text 8.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.