What color is #8F6461?

#8F6461 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 #8F6461?

The RGB value is 143, 100, 97: 143 red, 100 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F6461?

The complementary color is #618C8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F6461?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.16:1 and white text 5.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F6461 color

#8F6461 rgb(143, 100, 97)

Shades of red

The hex color #8F6461 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 39.2% green and 38% blue (143, 100, 97).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 19% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 32% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 5.2 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.04:1).

#8F6461 color codes

HEX	`#8F6461`
RGB	`rgb(143, 100, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 39.2%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 19%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 32%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 32%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.73, 16.95, 8.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.73, 19.03, 27.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.043, 15.818, 13.41)`
Decimal	`9397345`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F6461, 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 #8F6461	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8F6461 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	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 #8F6461 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f6461; }
.text { color: #8f6461; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f6461; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 100 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f6461, #8f7b61); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #8F6461?: #8F6461 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 #8F6461?: The RGB value is 143, 100, 97: 143 red, 100 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F6461?: The complementary color is #618C8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F6461?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.16:1 and white text 5.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.