What color is #8F676F?

#8F676F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F676F?

The RGB value is 143, 103, 111: 143 red, 103 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F676F?

The complementary color is #678F87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F676F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and white text 4.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F676F color

#8F676F rgb(143, 103, 111)

Shades of red

The hex color #8F676F is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 40.4% green and 43.5% blue (143, 103, 111).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 16% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 22% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Opera (#816575), a difference of 5.4 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.84:1).

#8F676F color codes

HEX	`#8F676F`
RGB	`rgb(143, 103, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 40.4%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 16%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 28%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 22%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.87, 17.31, 1.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.87, 17.42, 6.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.047, 16.689, 17.254)`
Decimal	`9398127`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F676F, 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 #8F676F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8F676F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.34:1	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 #8F676F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f676f; }
.text { color: #8f676f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f676f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 103 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f676f, #8f7367); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #8F676F?: #8F676F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F676F?: The RGB value is 143, 103, 111: 143 red, 103 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F676F?: The complementary color is #678F87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F676F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and white text 4.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.