What color is #8B4361?

#8B4361 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pleasure. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B4361?

The RGB value is 139, 67, 97: 139 red, 67 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B4361?

The complementary color is #438B6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B4361?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.07:1 and white text 6.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B4361 color

#8B4361 rgb(139, 67, 97)

Shades of pink

The hex color #8B4361 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 26.3% green and 38% blue (139, 67, 97).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 35% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 52% magenta, 30% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Pleasure (#80385C), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.83:1).

#8B4361 color codes

HEX	`#8B4361`
RGB	`rgb(139, 67, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 26.3%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 35%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 52%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 52%, 30%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.49, 34.18, -3.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.49, 34.34, 354.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.813, 10.368, 12.528)`
Decimal	`9126753`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B4361, 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 #8B4361	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8B4361 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	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 #8B4361 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b4361; }
.text { color: #8b4361; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b4361; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 67 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b4361, #8b4943); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #8B4361?: #8B4361 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pleasure. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B4361?: The RGB value is 139, 67, 97: 139 red, 67 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B4361?: The complementary color is #438B6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B4361?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.07:1 and white text 6.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.