What color is #8F4857?

#8F4857 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Liaison. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F4857?

The RGB value is 143, 72, 87: 143 red, 72 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F4857?

The complementary color is #488F80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F4857?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and white text 6.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F4857 color

#8F4857 rgb(143, 72, 87)

Shades of red

The hex color #8F4857 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 28.2% green and 34.1% blue (143, 72, 87).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 33% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 39% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Liaison (#8C3F52), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.5:1).

#8F4857 color codes

HEX	`#8F4857`
RGB	`rgb(143, 72, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 28.2%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 33%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 50%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 39%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.86, 31.63, 5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.86, 32.02, 8.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.366, 11.164, 10.361)`
Decimal	`9390167`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F4857, 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 #8F4857	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8F4857 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	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 #8F4857 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f4857; }
.text { color: #8f4857; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f4857; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 72 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f4857, #8f5d48); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #8F4857?: #8F4857 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Liaison. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F4857?: The RGB value is 143, 72, 87: 143 red, 72 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F4857?: The complementary color is #488F80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F4857?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and white text 6.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.