What color is #8F4E67?

#8F4E67 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 #8F4E67?

The RGB value is 143, 78, 103: 143 red, 78 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F4E67?

The complementary color is #4E8F76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F4E67?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.45:1 and white text 6.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F4E67 color

#8F4E67 rgb(143, 78, 103)

Shades of pink

The hex color #8F4E67 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 30.6% green and 40.4% blue (143, 78, 103).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 29% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 28% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Velour Scar (#8E5164), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.08:1).

#8F4E67 color codes

HEX	`#8F4E67`
RGB	`rgb(143, 78, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 30.6%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 29%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 45%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 28%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.64, 30.48, -2.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.64, 30.57, 355.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.501, 12.269, 14.328)`
Decimal	`9391719`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F4E67, 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 #8F4E67	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8F4E67 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	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 #8F4E67 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f4e67; }
.text { color: #8f4e67; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f4e67; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 78 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f4e67, #8f554e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #8F4E67?: #8F4E67 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 #8F4E67?: The RGB value is 143, 78, 103: 143 red, 78 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F4E67?: The complementary color is #4E8F76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F4E67?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.45:1 and white text 6.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.