What color is #8D5672?

#8D5672 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 #8D5672?

The RGB value is 141, 86, 114: 141 red, 86 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D5672?

The complementary color is #568D71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D5672?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and white text 5.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D5672 color

#8D5672 rgb(141, 86, 114)

Shades of pink

The hex color #8D5672 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 33.7% green and 44.7% blue (141, 86, 114).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 24% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 19% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Indian Silk (#8A5773), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.67:1).

#8D5672 color codes

HEX	`#8D5672`
RGB	`rgb(141, 86, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 33.7%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 24%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 39%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 19%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.56, 26.92, -6.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.56, 27.64, 346.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.35, 13.534, 17.615)`
Decimal	`9262706`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D5672, 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 #8D5672	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8D5672 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	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 #8D5672 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d5672; }
.text { color: #8d5672; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d5672; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 86 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d5672, #8d5656); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #8D5672?: #8D5672 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 #8D5672?: The RGB value is 141, 86, 114: 141 red, 86 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D5672?: The complementary color is #568D71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D5672?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and white text 5.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.