What color is #8D425B?

#8D425B is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Liaison. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D425B?

The RGB value is 141, 66, 91: 141 red, 66 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D425B?

The complementary color is #428D74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D425B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.06:1 and white text 6.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D425B color

#8D425B rgb(141, 66, 91)

Shades of pink

The hex color #8D425B is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 25.9% green and 35.7% blue (141, 66, 91).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 36% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 53% magenta, 35% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Liaison (#8C3F52), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.86:1).

#8D425B color codes

HEX	`#8D425B`
RGB	`rgb(141, 66, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 25.9%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 36%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 53%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 53%, 35%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.4, 34.63, 0.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.4, 34.63, 0.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.822, 10.316, 11.106)`
Decimal	`9257563`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D425B, 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 #8D425B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8D425B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	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 #8D425B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d425b; }
.text { color: #8d425b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d425b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 66 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d425b, #8d4e42); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #8D425B?: #8D425B is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Liaison. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D425B?: The RGB value is 141, 66, 91: 141 red, 66 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D425B?: The complementary color is #428D74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D425B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.06:1 and white text 6.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.