What color is #8D5277?

#8D5277 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Plum Highness. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D5277?

The RGB value is 141, 82, 119: 141 red, 82 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D5277?

The complementary color is #528D68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D5277?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.61:1 and white text 5.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D5277 color

#8D5277 rgb(141, 82, 119)

Shades of pink

The hex color #8D5277 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 32.2% green and 46.7% blue (141, 82, 119).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 26% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 16% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Plum Highness (#885577), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.82:1).

#8D5277 color codes

HEX	`#8D5277`
RGB	`rgb(141, 82, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 32.2%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 26%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 42%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 16%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.81, 30.05, -10.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.81, 31.82, 340.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.332, 13.03, 19.051)`
Decimal	`9261687`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D5277, 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 #8D5277	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8D5277 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	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 #8D5277 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d5277; }
.text { color: #8d5277; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d5277; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 82 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d5277, #8d5259); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #8D5277?: #8D5277 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Plum Highness. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D5277?: The RGB value is 141, 82, 119: 141 red, 82 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D5277?: The complementary color is #528D68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D5277?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.61:1 and white text 5.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.