What color is #8F323B?

#8F323B is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Sizzling Bacon. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F323B?

The RGB value is 143, 50, 59: 143 red, 50 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F323B?

The complementary color is #328F86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F323B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F323B color

#8F323B rgb(143, 50, 59)

Shades of red

The hex color #8F323B is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 19.6% green and 23.1% blue (143, 50, 59).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 48% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 65% magenta, 59% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Sizzling Bacon (#8E3537), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.81:1).

#8F323B color codes

HEX	`#8F323B`
RGB	`rgb(143, 50, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 19.6%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 48%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 65%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 65%, 59%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.88, 40.01, 15.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.88, 43.01, 21.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.259, 8.438, 5.067)`
Decimal	`9384507`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F323B, 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 #8F323B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#8F323B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	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 #8F323B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f323b; }
.text { color: #8f323b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f323b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 50 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f323b, #8f5732); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #8F323B?: #8F323B is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Sizzling Bacon. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F323B?: The RGB value is 143, 50, 59: 143 red, 50 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F323B?: The complementary color is #328F86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F323B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.