What color is #8B4B6B?

#8B4B6B is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Grape Kiss. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B4B6B?

The RGB value is 139, 75, 107: 139 red, 75 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B4B6B?

The complementary color is #4B8B6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B4B6B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.32:1 and white text 6.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B4B6B color

#8B4B6B rgb(139, 75, 107)

Shades of pink

The hex color #8B4B6B is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 29.4% green and 42% blue (139, 75, 107).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 30% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 46% magenta, 23% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Grape Kiss (#82476F), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.33:1).

#8B4B6B color codes

HEX	`#8B4B6B`
RGB	`rgb(139, 75, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 29.4%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 30%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 46%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 46%, 23%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.55, 31.29, -6.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.55, 31.96, 348.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.818, 11.584, 15.31)`
Decimal	`9128811`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B4B6B, 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 #8B4B6B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8B4B6B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.32:1	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 #8B4B6B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b4b6b; }
.text { color: #8b4b6b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b4b6b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 75 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b4b6b, #8b4b4b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #8B4B6B?: #8B4B6B is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Grape Kiss. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B4B6B?: The RGB value is 139, 75, 107: 139 red, 75 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B4B6B?: The complementary color is #4B8B6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B4B6B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.32:1 and white text 6.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.