What color is #8F5553?

#8F5553 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Root Beer. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F5553?

The RGB value is 143, 85, 83: 143 red, 85 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F5553?

The complementary color is #538D8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F5553?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F5553 color

#8F5553 rgb(143, 85, 83)

Shades of red

The hex color #8F5553 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 33.3% green and 32.5% blue (143, 85, 83).

Its hue angle is 2°, with 27% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 42% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Root Beer (#81544A), a difference of 5.1 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.85:1).

#8F5553 color codes

HEX	`#8F5553`
RGB	`rgb(143, 85, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 33.3%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(2, 27%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(2, 42%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 42%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.71, 23.82, 11.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.71, 26.45, 25.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.138, 12.963, 9.834)`
Decimal	`9393491`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F5553, 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 #8F5553	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8F5553 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	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 #8F5553 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f5553; }
.text { color: #8f5553; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f5553; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 85 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f5553, #8f7353); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #8F5553?: #8F5553 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Root Beer. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F5553?: The RGB value is 143, 85, 83: 143 red, 85 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F5553?: The complementary color is #538D8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F5553?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.