What color is #8C5B76?

#8C5B76 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 #8C5B76?

The RGB value is 140, 91, 118: 140 red, 91 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C5B76?

The complementary color is #5B8C71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C5B76?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C5B76 color

#8C5B76 rgb(140, 91, 118)

Shades of pink

The hex color #8C5B76 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 35.7% green and 46.3% blue (140, 91, 118).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 21% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 16% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Indian Silk (#8A5773), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#8C5B76 color codes

HEX	`#8C5B76`
RGB	`rgb(140, 91, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 35.7%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 21%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 35%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 16%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.75, 24.33, -6.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.75, 25.31, 344.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.826, 14.367, 18.97)`
Decimal	`9198454`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C5B76, 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 #8C5B76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8C5B76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	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 #8C5B76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c5b76; }
.text { color: #8c5b76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c5b76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 91 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c5b76, #8c5b5e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #8C5B76?: #8C5B76 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 #8C5B76?: The RGB value is 140, 91, 118: 140 red, 91 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C5B76?: The complementary color is #5B8C71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C5B76?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.