What color is #8D7089?

#8D7089 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D7089?

The RGB value is 141, 112, 137: 141 red, 112 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D7089?

The complementary color is #708D74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D7089?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D7089 color

#8D7089 rgb(141, 112, 137)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8D7089 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 43.9% green and 53.7% blue (141, 112, 137).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 11% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 3% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.81:1).

#8D7089 color codes

HEX	`#8D7089`
RGB	`rgb(141, 112, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 43.9%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 11%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 21%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 3%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.75, 15.94, -9.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.75, 18.47, 329.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.294, 19.058, 26.219)`
Decimal	`9269385`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D7089, 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 #8D7089	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D7089 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	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 #8D7089 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d7089; }
.text { color: #8d7089; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d7089; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 112 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d7089, #8d707a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #8D7089?: #8D7089 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D7089?: The RGB value is 141, 112, 137: 141 red, 112 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D7089?: The complementary color is #708D74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D7089?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.