What color is #8F6C73?

#8F6C73 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F6C73?

The RGB value is 143, 108, 115: 143 red, 108 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F6C73?

The complementary color is #6C8F88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F6C73?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and white text 4.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F6C73 color

#8F6C73 rgb(143, 108, 115)

Shades of red

The hex color #8F6C73 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 42.4% green and 45.1% blue (143, 108, 115).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 14% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 20% 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 4.6:1).

#8F6C73 color codes

HEX	`#8F6C73`
RGB	`rgb(143, 108, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 42.4%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 14%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 24%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 20%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.26, 15.05, 1.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.26, 15.12, 5.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.785, 17.803, 18.611)`
Decimal	`9399411`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F6C73, 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 #8F6C73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8F6C73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	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 #8F6C73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f6c73; }
.text { color: #8f6c73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f6c73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 108 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f6c73, #8f776c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #8F6C73?: #8F6C73 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F6C73?: The RGB value is 143, 108, 115: 143 red, 108 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F6C73?: The complementary color is #6C8F88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F6C73?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and white text 4.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.