What color is #8B657C?

#8B657C 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 #8B657C?

The RGB value is 139, 101, 124: 139 red, 101 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B657C?

The complementary color is #658B74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B657C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.25:1 and white text 4.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B657C color

#8B657C rgb(139, 101, 124)

Shades of pink

The hex color #8B657C is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 39.6% green and 48.6% blue (139, 101, 124).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 16% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 11% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Fruit of Passion (#946985), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.94:1).

#8B657C color codes

HEX	`#8B657C`
RGB	`rgb(139, 101, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 39.6%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 16%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 27%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 11%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.3, 19.18, -6.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.3, 20.34, 340.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.939, 16.252, 21.204)`
Decimal	`9135484`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B657C, 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 #8B657C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8B657C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	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 #8B657C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b657c; }
.text { color: #8b657c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b657c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 101 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b657c, #8b6569); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #8B657C?: #8B657C 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 #8B657C?: The RGB value is 139, 101, 124: 139 red, 101 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B657C?: The complementary color is #658B74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B657C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.25:1 and white text 4.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.