What color is #8F284E?

#8F284E 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 #8F284E?

The RGB value is 143, 40, 78: 143 red, 40 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F284E?

The complementary color is #288F69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F284E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F284E color

#8F284E rgb(143, 40, 78)

Shades of red

The hex color #8F284E is a dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 15.7% green and 30.6% blue (143, 40, 78).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 56% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 72% magenta, 45% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Raspberry Romantic (#972B51), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.13:1).

#8F284E color codes

HEX	`#8F284E`
RGB	`rgb(143, 40, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 15.7%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 56%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 72%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 72%, 45%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.79, 46.01, 2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.79, 46.06, 2.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.463, 7.909, 8.024)`
Decimal	`9381966`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F284E, 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 #8F284E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#8F284E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	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 #8F284E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f284e; }
.text { color: #8f284e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f284e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 40 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f284e, #8f3528); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #8F284E?: #8F284E 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 #8F284E?: The RGB value is 143, 40, 78: 143 red, 40 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F284E?: The complementary color is #288F69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F284E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.