What color is #8F473F?

#8F473F is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Chocolate Explosion. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F473F?

The RGB value is 143, 71, 63: 143 red, 71 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F473F?

The complementary color is #3F878F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F473F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.14:1 and white text 6.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F473F color

#8F473F rgb(143, 71, 63)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8F473F is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 27.8% green and 24.7% blue (143, 71, 63).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 39% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 56% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Explosion (#8E473B), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.69:1).

#8F473F color codes

HEX	`#8F473F`
RGB	`rgb(143, 71, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 27.8%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 39%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 56%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 56%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.08, 29.62, 18.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.08, 35.1, 32.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.479, 10.707, 6.006)`
Decimal	`9389887`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F473F, 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 #8F473F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8F473F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	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 #8F473F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f473f; }
.text { color: #8f473f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f473f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 71 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f473f, #8f6f3f); }

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Questions

What color is #8F473F?: #8F473F is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Chocolate Explosion. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F473F?: The RGB value is 143, 71, 63: 143 red, 71 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F473F?: The complementary color is #3F878F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F473F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.14:1 and white text 6.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.