What color is #8F626A?

#8F626A is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F626A?

The RGB value is 143, 98, 106: 143 red, 98 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F626A?

The complementary color is #628F87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F626A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.12:1 and white text 5.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F626A color

#8F626A rgb(143, 98, 106)

Shades of red

The hex color #8F626A is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 38.4% green and 41.6% blue (143, 98, 106).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 19% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 26% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Cinnapink (#A6646F), a difference of 5.7 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.09:1).

#8F626A color codes

HEX	`#8F626A`
RGB	`rgb(143, 98, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 38.4%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 19%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 31%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 26%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.47, 19.45, 2.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.47, 19.66, 8.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.297, 15.617, 15.683)`
Decimal	`9396842`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F626A, 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 #8F626A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8F626A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.12:1	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 #8F626A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f626a; }
.text { color: #8f626a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f626a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 98 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f626a, #8f7062); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #8F626A?: #8F626A is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F626A?: The RGB value is 143, 98, 106: 143 red, 98 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F626A?: The complementary color is #628F87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F626A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.12:1 and white text 5.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.