What color is #8B5F71?

#8B5F71 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 #8B5F71?

The RGB value is 139, 95, 113: 139 red, 95 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B5F71?

The complementary color is #5F8B79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B5F71?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B5F71 color

#8B5F71 rgb(139, 95, 113)

Shades of pink

The hex color #8B5F71 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 37.3% green and 44.3% blue (139, 95, 113).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 19% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 19% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Indian Silk (#8A5773), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.29:1).

#8B5F71 color codes

HEX	`#8B5F71`
RGB	`rgb(139, 95, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 37.3%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 19%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 32%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 19%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.45, 20.76, -2.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.45, 20.97, 352.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.72, 14.867, 17.556)`
Decimal	`9133937`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B5F71, 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 #8B5F71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8B5F71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	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 #8B5F71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b5f71; }
.text { color: #8b5f71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b5f71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 95 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b5f71, #8b635f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #8B5F71?: #8B5F71 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 #8B5F71?: The RGB value is 139, 95, 113: 139 red, 95 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B5F71?: The complementary color is #5F8B79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B5F71?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.