What color is #8B2F69?

#8B2F69 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Midnight Aubergine. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B2F69?

The RGB value is 139, 47, 105: 139 red, 47 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B2F69?

The complementary color is #2F8B51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B2F69?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and white text 7.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B2F69 color

#8B2F69 rgb(139, 47, 105)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8B2F69 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 18.4% green and 41.2% blue (139, 47, 105).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 49% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 66% magenta, 24% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Aubergine (#853C69), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.75:1).

#8B2F69 color codes

HEX	`#8B2F69`
RGB	`rgb(139, 47, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 18.4%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 49%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 66%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 66%, 24%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.09, 45.18, -13.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.09, 47.15, 343.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.214, 8.543, 14.262)`
Decimal	`9121641`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B2F69, 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 #8B2F69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#8B2F69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #8B2F69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b2f69; }
.text { color: #8b2f69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b2f69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 47 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b2f69, #8b2f3b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #8B2F69?: #8B2F69 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Midnight Aubergine. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B2F69?: The RGB value is 139, 47, 105: 139 red, 47 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B2F69?: The complementary color is #2F8B51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B2F69?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and white text 7.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.