What color is #8F6167?

#8F6167 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F6167?

The RGB value is 143, 97, 103: 143 red, 97 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F6167?

The complementary color is #618F89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F6167?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.07:1 and white text 5.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F6167 color

#8F6167 rgb(143, 97, 103)

Shades of red

The hex color #8F6167 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 38% green and 40.4% blue (143, 97, 103).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 19% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 28% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 5.4 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.16:1).

#8F6167 color codes

HEX	`#8F6167`
RGB	`rgb(143, 97, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 38%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 19%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 32%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 28%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.14, 19.57, 4.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.14, 20.02, 12.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.051, 15.369, 14.845)`
Decimal	`9396583`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F6167, 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 #8F6167	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8F6167 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.07:1	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 #8F6167 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f6167; }
.text { color: #8f6167; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f6167; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 97 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f6167, #8f7261); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #8F6167?: #8F6167 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F6167?: The RGB value is 143, 97, 103: 143 red, 97 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F6167?: The complementary color is #618F89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F6167?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.07:1 and white text 5.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.