What color is #8F5170?

#8F5170 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Indian Silk. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F5170?

The RGB value is 143, 81, 112: 143 red, 81 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F5170?

The complementary color is #518F70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F5170?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and white text 5.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F5170 color

#8F5170 rgb(143, 81, 112)

Shades of pink

The hex color #8F5170 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 31.8% green and 43.9% blue (143, 81, 112).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 28% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 22% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Indian Silk (#8A5773), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.87:1).

#8F5170 color codes

HEX	`#8F5170`
RGB	`rgb(143, 81, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 31.8%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 28%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 43%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 43%, 22%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.61, 30.18, -6.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.61, 30.86, 347.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.195, 12.896, 16.91)`
Decimal	`9392496`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F5170, 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 #8F5170	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8F5170 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.58:1	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 #8F5170 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f5170; }
.text { color: #8f5170; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f5170; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 81 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f5170, #8f5151); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #8F5170?: #8F5170 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Indian Silk. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F5170?: The RGB value is 143, 81, 112: 143 red, 81 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F5170?: The complementary color is #518F70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F5170?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and white text 5.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.