What color is #8F5257?

#8F5257 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 #8F5257?

The RGB value is 143, 82, 87: 143 red, 82 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F5257?

The complementary color is #528F8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F5257?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.51:1 and white text 5.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F5257 color

#8F5257 rgb(143, 82, 87)

Shades of red

The hex color #8F5257 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 32.2% green and 34.1% blue (143, 82, 87).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 27% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 39% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Red Elegance (#85464B), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.98:1).

#8F5257 color codes

HEX	`#8F5257`
RGB	`rgb(143, 82, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 32.2%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 27%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 43%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 43%, 39%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.1, 26.03, 8.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.1, 27.29, 17.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.066, 12.564, 10.594)`
Decimal	`9392727`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F5257, 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 #8F5257	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8F5257 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	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 #8F5257 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f5257; }
.text { color: #8f5257; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f5257; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 82 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f5257, #8f6c52); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #8F5257?: #8F5257 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 #8F5257?: The RGB value is 143, 82, 87: 143 red, 82 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F5257?: The complementary color is #528F8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F5257?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.51:1 and white text 5.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.