What color is #8F475A?

#8F475A is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Liaison. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F475A?

The RGB value is 143, 71, 90: 143 red, 71 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F475A?

The complementary color is #478F7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F475A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.22:1 and white text 6.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F475A color

#8F475A rgb(143, 71, 90)

Shades of pink

The hex color #8F475A is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 27.8% green and 35.3% blue (143, 71, 90).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 34% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 37% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Liaison (#8C3F52), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.53:1).

#8F475A color codes

HEX	`#8F475A`
RGB	`rgb(143, 71, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 27.8%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 34%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 50%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 37%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.72, 32.55, 2.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.72, 32.68, 5.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.427, 11.086, 10.998)`
Decimal	`9389914`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F475A, 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 #8F475A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8F475A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	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 #8F475A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f475a; }
.text { color: #8f475a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f475a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 71 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f475a, #8f5847); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #8F475A?: #8F475A is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Liaison. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F475A?: The RGB value is 143, 71, 90: 143 red, 71 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F475A?: The complementary color is #478F7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F475A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.22:1 and white text 6.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.