What color is #8D5A74?

#8D5A74 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 #8D5A74?

The RGB value is 141, 90, 116: 141 red, 90 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D5A74?

The complementary color is #5A8D73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D5A74?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.85:1 and white text 5.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D5A74 color

#8D5A74 rgb(141, 90, 116)

Shades of pink

The hex color #8D5A74 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 35.3% green and 45.5% blue (141, 90, 116).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 22% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 18% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Indian Silk (#8A5773), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.46:1).

#8D5A74 color codes

HEX	`#8D5A74`
RGB	`rgb(141, 90, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 35.3%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 22%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 36%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 18%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.57, 24.95, -6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.57, 25.66, 346.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.793, 14.237, 18.33)`
Decimal	`9263732`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D5A74, 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 #8D5A74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8D5A74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.85:1	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 #8D5A74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d5a74; }
.text { color: #8d5a74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d5a74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 90 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d5a74, #8d5a5a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #8D5A74?: #8D5A74 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 #8D5A74?: The RGB value is 141, 90, 116: 141 red, 90 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D5A74?: The complementary color is #5A8D73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D5A74?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.85:1 and white text 5.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.