What color is #8B5474?

#8B5474 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Indian Silk. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B5474?

The RGB value is 139, 84, 116: 139 red, 84 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B5474?

The complementary color is #548B6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B5474?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B5474 color

#8B5474 rgb(139, 84, 116)

Shades of pink

The hex color #8B5474 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 32.9% green and 45.5% blue (139, 84, 116).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 25% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 17% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Indian Silk (#8A5773), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.8:1).

#8B5474 color codes

HEX	`#8B5474`
RGB	`rgb(139, 84, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 32.9%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 25%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 40%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 17%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.9, 27.67, -8.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.9, 28.95, 342.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.97, 13.092, 18.153)`
Decimal	`9131124`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B5474, 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 #8B5474	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8B5474 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	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 #8B5474 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b5474; }
.text { color: #8b5474; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b5474; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 84 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b5474, #8b5459); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #8B5474?: #8B5474 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Indian Silk. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B5474?: The RGB value is 139, 84, 116: 139 red, 84 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B5474?: The complementary color is #548B6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B5474?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.