What color is #8B647D?

#8B647D is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Fruit of Passion. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B647D?

The RGB value is 139, 100, 125: 139 red, 100 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B647D?

The complementary color is #648B72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B647D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B647D color

#8B647D rgb(139, 100, 125)

Shades of pink

The hex color #8B647D is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 39.2% green and 49% blue (139, 100, 125).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 16% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 10% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Fruit of Passion (#946985), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.98:1).

#8B647D color codes

HEX	`#8B647D`
RGB	`rgb(139, 100, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 39.2%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 16%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 28%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 10%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.09, 19.95, -7.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.09, 21.39, 338.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.906, 16.085, 21.507)`
Decimal	`9135229`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B647D, 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 #8B647D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8B647D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	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 #8B647D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b647d; }
.text { color: #8b647d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b647d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 100 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b647d, #8b6469); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #8B647D?: #8B647D is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Fruit of Passion. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B647D?: The RGB value is 139, 100, 125: 139 red, 100 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B647D?: The complementary color is #648B72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B647D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.