What color is #8F534A?

#8F534A is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Annatto. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F534A?

The RGB value is 143, 83, 74: 143 red, 83 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F534A?

The complementary color is #4A868F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F534A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and white text 5.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F534A color

#8F534A rgb(143, 83, 74)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8F534A is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 32.5% green and 29% blue (143, 83, 74).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 32% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 48% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Annatto (#8C5341), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.99:1).

#8F534A color codes

HEX	`#8F534A`
RGB	`rgb(143, 83, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 32.5%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 32%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 48%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 48%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.03, 23.95, 16.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.03, 28.83, 33.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.658, 12.522, 8.07)`
Decimal	`9392970`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F534A, 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 #8F534A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8F534A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	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 #8F534A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f534a; }
.text { color: #8f534a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f534a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 83 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f534a, #8f764a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #8F534A?: #8F534A is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Annatto. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F534A?: The RGB value is 143, 83, 74: 143 red, 83 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F534A?: The complementary color is #4A868F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F534A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and white text 5.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.