What color is #8B5F6D?

#8B5F6D 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 #8B5F6D?

The RGB value is 139, 95, 109: 139 red, 95 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B5F6D?

The complementary color is #5F8B7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B5F6D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.96:1 and white text 5.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B5F6D color

#8B5F6D rgb(139, 95, 109)

Shades of pink

The hex color #8B5F6D is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 37.3% green and 42.7% blue (139, 95, 109).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 19% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 22% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Royal Fig (#7B5867), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.31:1).

#8B5F6D color codes

HEX	`#8B5F6D`
RGB	`rgb(139, 95, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 37.3%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 19%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 32%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 22%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.33, 20.1, -0.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.33, 20.11, 358.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.5, 14.778, 16.396)`
Decimal	`9133933`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B5F6D, 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 #8B5F6D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8B5F6D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	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 #8B5F6D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b5f6d; }
.text { color: #8b5f6d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b5f6d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 95 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b5f6d, #8b675f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #8B5F6D?: #8B5F6D 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 #8B5F6D?: The RGB value is 139, 95, 109: 139 red, 95 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B5F6D?: The complementary color is #5F8B7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B5F6D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.96:1 and white text 5.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.