What color is #8E4472?

#8E4472 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Grape Kiss. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E4472?

The RGB value is 142, 68, 114: 142 red, 68 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E4472?

The complementary color is #448E60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E4472?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.22:1 and white text 6.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E4472 color

#8E4472 rgb(142, 68, 114)

Shades of pink

The hex color #8E4472 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 26.7% green and 44.7% blue (142, 68, 114).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 35% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 52% magenta, 20% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Grape Kiss (#82476F), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.52:1).

#8E4472 color codes

HEX	`#8E4472`
RGB	`rgb(142, 68, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 26.7%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 35%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 52%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 52%, 20%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.75, 37.26, -12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.75, 39.15, 342.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.26, 11.101, 17.203)`
Decimal	`9323634`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E4472, 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 #8E4472	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8E4472 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	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 #8E4472 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e4472; }
.text { color: #8e4472; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e4472; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 68 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e4472, #8e444d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #8E4472?: #8E4472 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Grape Kiss. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E4472?: The RGB value is 142, 68, 114: 142 red, 68 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E4472?: The complementary color is #448E60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E4472?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.22:1 and white text 6.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.