What color is #8B5D6B?

#8B5D6B is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Royal Fig. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B5D6B?

The RGB value is 139, 93, 107: 139 red, 93 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B5D6B?

The complementary color is #5D8B7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B5D6B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.88:1 and white text 5.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B5D6B color

#8B5D6B rgb(139, 93, 107)

Shades of pink

The hex color #8B5D6B is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 36.5% green and 42% blue (139, 93, 107).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 20% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 23% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Royal Fig (#7B5867), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.42:1).

#8B5D6B color codes

HEX	`#8B5D6B`
RGB	`rgb(139, 93, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 36.5%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 20%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 33%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 23%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.77, 20.95, -0.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.77, 20.95, 359.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.216, 14.38, 15.776)`
Decimal	`9133419`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B5D6B, 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 #8B5D6B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8B5D6B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	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 #8B5D6B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b5d6b; }
.text { color: #8b5d6b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b5d6b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 93 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b5d6b, #8b665d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #8B5D6B?: #8B5D6B is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Royal Fig. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B5D6B?: The RGB value is 139, 93, 107: 139 red, 93 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B5D6B?: The complementary color is #5D8B7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B5D6B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.88:1 and white text 5.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.