What color is #8F4B56?

#8F4B56 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Red Elegance. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F4B56?

The RGB value is 143, 75, 86: 143 red, 75 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F4B56?

The complementary color is #4B8F84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F4B56?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and white text 6.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F4B56 color

#8F4B56 rgb(143, 75, 86)

Shades of red

The hex color #8F4B56 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 29.4% green and 33.7% blue (143, 75, 86).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 31% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 40% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Red Elegance (#85464B), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.35:1).

#8F4B56 color codes

HEX	`#8F4B56`
RGB	`rgb(143, 75, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 29.4%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 31%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 48%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 48%, 40%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.48, 29.85, 6.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.48, 30.55, 12.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.524, 11.545, 10.213)`
Decimal	`9390934`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F4B56, 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 #8F4B56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8F4B56 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	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 #8F4B56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f4b56; }
.text { color: #8f4b56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f4b56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 75 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f4b56, #8f624b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #8F4B56?: #8F4B56 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Red Elegance. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F4B56?: The RGB value is 143, 75, 86: 143 red, 75 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F4B56?: The complementary color is #4B8F84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F4B56?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and white text 6.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.