What color is #8F284F?

#8F284F 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 #8F284F?

The RGB value is 143, 40, 79: 143 red, 40 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F284F?

The complementary color is #288F68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F284F?

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.

#8F284F color

#8F284F rgb(143, 40, 79)

Shades of red

The hex color #8F284F is a dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 15.7% green and 31% blue (143, 40, 79).

Its hue angle is 337°, 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 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#8F284F color codes

HEX	`#8F284F`
RGB	`rgb(143, 40, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 15.7%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 56%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 72%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 72%, 45%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.82, 46.11, 1.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.82, 46.14, 1.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.499, 7.923, 8.214)`
Decimal	`9381967`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F284F, 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 #8F284F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#8F284F 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 #8F284F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f284f; }
.text { color: #8f284f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f284f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 40 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f284f, #8f3428); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #8F284F?: #8F284F 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 #8F284F?: The RGB value is 143, 40, 79: 143 red, 40 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F284F?: The complementary color is #288F68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F284F?: 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.