What color is #8F5464?

#8F5464 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 #8F5464?

The RGB value is 143, 84, 100: 143 red, 84 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F5464?

The complementary color is #548F7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F5464?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F5464 color

#8F5464 rgb(143, 84, 100)

Shades of pink

The hex color #8F5464 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 32.9% green and 39.2% blue (143, 84, 100).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 26% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 30% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Velour Scar (#8E5164), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.8:1).

#8F5464 color codes

HEX	`#8F5464`
RGB	`rgb(143, 84, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 32.9%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 26%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 41%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 30%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.92, 26.65, 1.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.92, 26.68, 2.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.799, 13.102, 13.698)`
Decimal	`9393252`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F5464, 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 #8F5464	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8F5464 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	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 #8F5464 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f5464; }
.text { color: #8f5464; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f5464; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 84 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f5464, #8f6154); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #8F5464?: #8F5464 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 #8F5464?: The RGB value is 143, 84, 100: 143 red, 84 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F5464?: The complementary color is #548F7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F5464?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.