What color is #8E596B?

#8E596B is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Velour Scar. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E596B?

The RGB value is 142, 89, 107: 142 red, 89 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E596B?

The complementary color is #598E7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E596B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.79:1 and white text 5.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E596B color

#8E596B rgb(142, 89, 107)

Shades of pink

The hex color #8E596B is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 34.9% green and 42% blue (142, 89, 107).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 23% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 25% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Velour Scar (#8E5164), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.54:1).

#8E596B color codes

HEX	`#8E596B`
RGB	`rgb(142, 89, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 34.9%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 23%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 37%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 25%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.17, 24.44, -1.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.17, 24.47, 357.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.382, 13.958, 15.686)`
Decimal	`9329003`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E596B, 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 #8E596B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8E596B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.79:1	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 #8E596B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e596b; }
.text { color: #8e596b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e596b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 89 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e596b, #8e6159); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #8E596B?: #8E596B is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Velour Scar. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E596B?: The RGB value is 142, 89, 107: 142 red, 89 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E596B?: The complementary color is #598E7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E596B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.79:1 and white text 5.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.