What color is #8F5A55?

#8F5A55 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Root Beer. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F5A55?

The RGB value is 143, 90, 85: 143 red, 90 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F5A55?

The complementary color is #558A8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F5A55?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.76:1 and white text 5.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F5A55 color

#8F5A55 rgb(143, 90, 85)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8F5A55 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 35.3% green and 33.3% blue (143, 90, 85).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 25% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 41% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Root Beer (#81544A), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.58:1).

#8F5A55 color codes

HEX	`#8F5A55`
RGB	`rgb(143, 90, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 35.3%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 25%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 41%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 41%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.96, 21.18, 12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.96, 24.35, 29.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.624, 13.809, 10.382)`
Decimal	`9394773`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F5A55, 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 #8F5A55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8F5A55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	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 #8F5A55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f5a55; }
.text { color: #8f5a55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f5a55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 90 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f5a55, #8f7755); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #8F5A55?: #8F5A55 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Root Beer. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F5A55?: The RGB value is 143, 90, 85: 143 red, 90 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F5A55?: The complementary color is #558A8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F5A55?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.76:1 and white text 5.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.