What color is #8F5C62?

#8F5C62 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Velour Scar. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F5C62?

The RGB value is 143, 92, 98: 143 red, 92 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F5C62?

The complementary color is #5C8F89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F5C62?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.88:1 and white text 5.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F5C62 color

#8F5C62 rgb(143, 92, 98)

Shades of red

The hex color #8F5C62 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 36.1% green and 38.4% blue (143, 92, 98).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 22% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 31% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Velour Scar (#8E5164), a difference of 5.4 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.42:1).

#8F5C62 color codes

HEX	`#8F5C62`
RGB	`rgb(143, 92, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 36.1%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 22%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 36%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 31%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.77, 21.75, 5.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.77, 22.38, 13.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.36, 14.377, 13.414)`
Decimal	`9395298`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F5C62, 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 #8F5C62	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8F5C62 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	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 #8F5C62 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f5c62; }
.text { color: #8f5c62; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f5c62; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 92 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f5c62, #8f705c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #8F5C62?: #8F5C62 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Velour Scar. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F5C62?: The RGB value is 143, 92, 98: 143 red, 92 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F5C62?: The complementary color is #5C8F89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F5C62?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.88:1 and white text 5.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.