What color is #8E4563?

#8E4563 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Velvet Wine. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E4563?

The RGB value is 142, 69, 99: 142 red, 69 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E4563?

The complementary color is #458E70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E4563?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E4563 color

#8E4563 rgb(142, 69, 99)

Shades of pink

The hex color #8E4563 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 27.1% green and 38.8% blue (142, 69, 99).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 35% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 51% magenta, 30% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Velvet Wine (#9A435D), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.6:1).

#8E4563 color codes

HEX	`#8E4563`
RGB	`rgb(142, 69, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 27.1%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 35%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 51%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 51%, 30%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.43, 34.47, -3.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.43, 34.62, 354.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.536, 10.909, 13.089)`
Decimal	`9323875`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E4563, 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 #8E4563	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8E4563 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	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 #8E4563 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e4563; }
.text { color: #8e4563; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e4563; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 69 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e4563, #8e4c45); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #8E4563?: #8E4563 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Velvet Wine. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E4563?: The RGB value is 142, 69, 99: 142 red, 69 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E4563?: The complementary color is #458E70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E4563?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.