What color is #8B556A?

#8B556A is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Velour Scar. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B556A?

The RGB value is 139, 85, 106: 139 red, 85 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B556A?

The complementary color is #558B76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B556A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.61:1 and white text 5.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B556A color

#8B556A rgb(139, 85, 106)

Shades of pink

The hex color #8B556A is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 33.3% green and 41.6% blue (139, 85, 106).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 24% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 24% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Velour Scar (#8E5164), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.82:1).

#8B556A color codes

HEX	`#8B556A`
RGB	`rgb(139, 85, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 33.3%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 24%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 39%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 24%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.8, 25.44, -2.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.8, 25.57, 354.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.498, 13.028, 15.279)`
Decimal	`9131370`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B556A, 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 #8B556A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8B556A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	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 #8B556A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b556a; }
.text { color: #8b556a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b556a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 85 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b556a, #8b5b55); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #8B556A?: #8B556A is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Velour Scar. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B556A?: The RGB value is 139, 85, 106: 139 red, 85 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B556A?: The complementary color is #558B76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B556A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.61:1 and white text 5.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.