What color is #8F5148?

#8F5148 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Chocolate Explosion. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F5148?

The RGB value is 143, 81, 72: 143 red, 81 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F5148?

The complementary color is #48868F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F5148?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.44:1 and white text 6.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F5148 color

#8F5148 rgb(143, 81, 72)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8F5148 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 31.8% green and 28.2% blue (143, 81, 72).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 33% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 50% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Explosion (#8E473B), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.11:1).

#8F5148 color codes

HEX	`#8F5148`
RGB	`rgb(143, 81, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 31.8%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 33%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 50%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 43%, 50%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.52, 24.88, 16.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.52, 29.9, 33.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.441, 12.194, 7.67)`
Decimal	`9392456`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F5148, 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 #8F5148	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8F5148 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.44:1	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 #8F5148 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f5148; }
.text { color: #8f5148; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f5148; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 81 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f5148, #8f7548); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #8F5148?: #8F5148 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Chocolate Explosion. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F5148?: The RGB value is 143, 81, 72: 143 red, 81 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F5148?: The complementary color is #48868F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F5148?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.44:1 and white text 6.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.