What color is #8D7289?

#8D7289 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 #8D7289?

The RGB value is 141, 114, 137: 141 red, 114 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D7289?

The complementary color is #728D76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D7289?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.9:1 and white text 4.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D7289 color

#8D7289 rgb(141, 114, 137)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8D7289 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 44.7% green and 53.7% blue (141, 114, 137).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 11% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 3% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.9:1).

#8D7289 color codes

HEX	`#8D7289`
RGB	`rgb(141, 114, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 44.7%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 11%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 19%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 3%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.27, 14.77, -8.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.27, 17.07, 329.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.517, 19.504, 26.293)`
Decimal	`9269897`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D7289, 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 #8D7289	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D7289 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.9:1	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 #8D7289 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d7289; }
.text { color: #8d7289; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d7289; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 114 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d7289, #8d727b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #8D7289?: #8D7289 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 #8D7289?: The RGB value is 141, 114, 137: 141 red, 114 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D7289?: The complementary color is #728D76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D7289?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.9:1 and white text 4.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.