What color is #8D7586?

#8D7586 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D7586?

The RGB value is 141, 117, 134: 141 red, 117 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D7586?

The complementary color is #758D7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D7586?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D7586 color

#8D7586 rgb(141, 117, 134)

Shades of pink

The hex color #8D7586 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 45.9% green and 52.5% blue (141, 117, 134).

Its hue angle is 318°, with 10% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 5% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.02:1).

#8D7586 color codes

HEX	`#8D7586`
RGB	`rgb(141, 117, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 45.9%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 10%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 17%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 5%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.96, 12.43, -5.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.96, 13.7, 335.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.648, 20.107, 25.29)`
Decimal	`9270662`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D7586, 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 #8D7586	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D7586 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.02:1	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 #8D7586 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d7586; }
.text { color: #8d7586; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d7586; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 117 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d7586, #8d757a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #8D7586?: #8D7586 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D7586?: The RGB value is 141, 117, 134: 141 red, 117 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D7586?: The complementary color is #758D7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D7586?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.