What color is #8F4650?

#8F4650 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Silk Satin. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F4650?

The RGB value is 143, 70, 80: 143 red, 70 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F4650?

The complementary color is #468F85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F4650?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F4650 color

#8F4650 rgb(143, 70, 80)

Shades of red

The hex color #8F4650 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 27.5% green and 31.4% blue (143, 70, 80).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 34% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 51% magenta, 44% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Silk Satin (#8B4248), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.65:1).

#8F4650 color codes

HEX	`#8F4650`
RGB	`rgb(143, 70, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 27.5%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 34%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 51%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 51%, 44%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.24, 31.89, 8.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.24, 33, 14.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.967, 10.801, 8.884)`
Decimal	`9389648`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F4650, 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 #8F4650	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8F4650 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	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 #8F4650 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f4650; }
.text { color: #8f4650; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f4650; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 70 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f4650, #8f6146); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #8F4650?: #8F4650 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Silk Satin. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F4650?: The RGB value is 143, 70, 80: 143 red, 70 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F4650?: The complementary color is #468F85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F4650?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.