What color is #8D718B?

#8D718B 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 #8D718B?

The RGB value is 141, 113, 139: 141 red, 113 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D718B?

The complementary color is #718D73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D718B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D718B color

#8D718B rgb(141, 113, 139)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8D718B is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 44.3% green and 54.5% blue (141, 113, 139).

Its hue angle is 304°, with 11% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 1% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.87:1).

#8D718B color codes

HEX	`#8D718B`
RGB	`rgb(141, 113, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 44.3%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(304, 11%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(304, 20%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 1%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.08, 15.75, -10.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.08, 18.67, 327.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.549, 19.338, 27.018)`
Decimal	`9269643`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D718B, 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 #8D718B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D718B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.87:1	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 #8D718B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d718b; }
.text { color: #8d718b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d718b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 113 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d718b, #8d717d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #8D718B?: #8D718B 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 #8D718B?: The RGB value is 141, 113, 139: 141 red, 113 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D718B?: The complementary color is #718D73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D718B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.