What color is #8F485E?

#8F485E is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Velour Scar. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F485E?

The RGB value is 143, 72, 94: 143 red, 72 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F485E?

The complementary color is #488F79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F485E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.26:1 and white text 6.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F485E color

#8F485E rgb(143, 72, 94)

Shades of pink

The hex color #8F485E is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 28.2% green and 36.9% blue (143, 72, 94).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 33% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 34% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Velour Scar (#8E5164), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.45:1).

#8F485E color codes

HEX	`#8F485E`
RGB	`rgb(143, 72, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 28.2%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 33%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 50%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 34%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.05, 32.53, 0.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.05, 32.54, 1.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.666, 11.284, 11.94)`
Decimal	`9390174`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F485E, 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 #8F485E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8F485E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	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 #8F485E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f485e; }
.text { color: #8f485e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f485e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 72 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f485e, #8f5648); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #8F485E?: #8F485E is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Velour Scar. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F485E?: The RGB value is 143, 72, 94: 143 red, 72 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F485E?: The complementary color is #488F79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F485E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.26:1 and white text 6.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.