What color is #8F3838?

#8F3838 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Sizzling Bacon. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F3838?

The RGB value is 143, 56, 56: 143 red, 56 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F3838?

The complementary color is #388F8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F3838?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F3838 color

#8F3838 rgb(143, 56, 56)

Shades of red

The hex color #8F3838 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 22% green and 22% blue (143, 56, 56).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 44% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 61% magenta, 61% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Sizzling Bacon (#8E3537), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.52:1).

#8F3838 color codes

HEX	`#8F3838`
RGB	`rgb(143, 56, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 22%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 44%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 61%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 61%, 61%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.9, 36.9, 19.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.9, 41.51, 27.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.457, 8.955, 4.761)`
Decimal	`9386040`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F3838, 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 #8F3838	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#8F3838 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	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 #8F3838 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f3838; }
.text { color: #8f3838; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f3838; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 56 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f3838, #8f6438); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Auburn.

Questions

What color is #8F3838?: #8F3838 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Sizzling Bacon. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F3838?: The RGB value is 143, 56, 56: 143 red, 56 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F3838?: The complementary color is #388F8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F3838?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.