What color is #8F577B?

#8F577B is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Plum Highness. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F577B?

The RGB value is 143, 87, 123: 143 red, 87 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F577B?

The complementary color is #578F6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F577B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.82:1 and white text 5.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F577B color

#8F577B rgb(143, 87, 123)

Shades of pink

The hex color #8F577B is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 34.1% green and 48.2% blue (143, 87, 123).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 24% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 14% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Plum Highness (#885577), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.5:1).

#8F577B color codes

HEX	`#8F577B`
RGB	`rgb(143, 87, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 34.1%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 24%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 39%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 14%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.36, 28.61, -10.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.36, 30.5, 339.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.311, 14.087, 20.49)`
Decimal	`9394043`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F577B, 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 #8F577B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8F577B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	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 #8F577B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f577b; }
.text { color: #8f577b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f577b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 87 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f577b, #8f575f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #8F577B?: #8F577B is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Plum Highness. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F577B?: The RGB value is 143, 87, 123: 143 red, 87 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F577B?: The complementary color is #578F6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F577B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.82:1 and white text 5.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.