What color is #8F646D?

#8F646D is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F646D?

The RGB value is 143, 100, 109: 143 red, 100 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F646D?

The complementary color is #648F86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F646D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and white text 4.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F646D color

#8F646D rgb(143, 100, 109)

Shades of red

The hex color #8F646D is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 39.2% green and 42.7% blue (143, 100, 109).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 18% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 24% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Opera (#816575), a difference of 5.7 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.99:1).

#8F646D color codes

HEX	`#8F646D`
RGB	`rgb(143, 100, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 39.2%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 18%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 30%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 24%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.05, 18.75, 1.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.05, 18.84, 5.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.645, 16.059, 16.583)`
Decimal	`9397357`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F646D, 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 #8F646D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8F646D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	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 #8F646D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f646d; }
.text { color: #8f646d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f646d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 100 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f646d, #8f7164); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #8F646D?: #8F646D is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F646D?: The RGB value is 143, 100, 109: 143 red, 100 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F646D?: The complementary color is #648F86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F646D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and white text 4.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.