What color is #8F6971?

#8F6971 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F6971?

The RGB value is 143, 105, 113: 143 red, 105 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F6971?

The complementary color is #698F87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F6971?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.43:1 and white text 4.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F6971 color

#8F6971 rgb(143, 105, 113)

Shades of red

The hex color #8F6971 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 41.2% green and 44.3% blue (143, 105, 113).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 15% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 21% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Opera (#816575), a difference of 5.2 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.74:1).

#8F6971 color codes

HEX	`#8F6971`
RGB	`rgb(143, 105, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 41.2%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 15%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 27%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 21%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.43, 16.47, 1.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.43, 16.54, 5.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.36, 17.136, 17.907)`
Decimal	`9398641`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F6971, 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 #8F6971	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8F6971 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.43:1	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 #8F6971 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f6971; }
.text { color: #8f6971; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f6971; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 105 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f6971, #8f7469); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #8F6971?: #8F6971 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F6971?: The RGB value is 143, 105, 113: 143 red, 105 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F6971?: The complementary color is #698F87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F6971?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.43:1 and white text 4.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.