What color is #8F324C?

#8F324C is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Raspberry Romantic. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F324C?

The RGB value is 143, 50, 76: 143 red, 50 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F324C?

The complementary color is #328F75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F324C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F324C color

#8F324C rgb(143, 50, 76)

Shades of red

The hex color #8F324C is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 19.6% green and 29.8% blue (143, 50, 76).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 48% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 65% magenta, 47% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Raspberry Romantic (#972B51), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.7:1).

#8F324C color codes

HEX	`#8F324C`
RGB	`rgb(143, 50, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 19.6%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 48%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 65%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 65%, 47%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.29, 41.55, 5.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.29, 41.9, 7.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.774, 8.644, 7.779)`
Decimal	`9384524`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F324C, 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 #8F324C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#8F324C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	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 #8F324C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f324c; }
.text { color: #8f324c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f324c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 50 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f324c, #8f4732); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #8F324C?: #8F324C is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Raspberry Romantic. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F324C?: The RGB value is 143, 50, 76: 143 red, 50 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F324C?: The complementary color is #328F75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F324C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.