What color is #8F3F5C?

#8F3F5C is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Velvet Wine. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F3F5C?

The RGB value is 143, 63, 92: 143 red, 63 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F3F5C?

The complementary color is #3F8F72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F3F5C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F3F5C color

#8F3F5C rgb(143, 63, 92)

Shades of pink

The hex color #8F3F5C is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 24.7% green and 36.1% blue (143, 63, 92).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 39% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 56% magenta, 36% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Velvet Wine (#9A435D), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.92:1).

#8F3F5C color codes

HEX	`#8F3F5C`
RGB	`rgb(143, 63, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 24.7%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 39%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 56%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 56%, 36%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.14, 37.05, -0.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.14, 37.05, 359.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.038, 10.169, 11.294)`
Decimal	`9387868`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F3F5C, 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 #8F3F5C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8F3F5C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #8F3F5C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f3f5c; }
.text { color: #8f3f5c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f3f5c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 63 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f3f5c, #8f4a3f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #8F3F5C?: #8F3F5C is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Velvet Wine. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F3F5C?: The RGB value is 143, 63, 92: 143 red, 63 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F3F5C?: The complementary color is #3F8F72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F3F5C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.