What color is #8F5159?

#8F5159 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 #8F5159?

The RGB value is 143, 81, 89: 143 red, 81 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F5159?

The complementary color is #518F87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F5159?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.49:1 and white text 6.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F5159 color

#8F5159 rgb(143, 81, 89)

Shades of red

The hex color #8F5159 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 31.8% green and 34.9% blue (143, 81, 89).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 28% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 38% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Red Elegance (#85464B), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.02:1).

#8F5159 color codes

HEX	`#8F5159`
RGB	`rgb(143, 81, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 31.8%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 28%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 43%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 43%, 38%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.92, 26.86, 6.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.92, 27.68, 14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.074, 12.447, 11.005)`
Decimal	`9392473`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F5159, 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 #8F5159	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8F5159 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	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 #8F5159 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f5159; }
.text { color: #8f5159; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f5159; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 81 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f5159, #8f6851); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #8F5159?: #8F5159 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 #8F5159?: The RGB value is 143, 81, 89: 143 red, 81 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F5159?: The complementary color is #518F87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F5159?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.49:1 and white text 6.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.