What color is #8F5B7F?

#8F5B7F is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Plum Highness. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F5B7F?

The RGB value is 143, 91, 127: 143 red, 91 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F5B7F?

The complementary color is #5B8F6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F5B7F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F5B7F color

#8F5B7F rgb(143, 91, 127)

Shades of pink

The hex color #8F5B7F is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 35.7% green and 49.8% blue (143, 91, 127).

Its hue angle is 318°, with 22% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 11% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Plum Highness (#885577), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.29:1).

#8F5B7F color codes

HEX	`#8F5B7F`
RGB	`rgb(143, 91, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 35.7%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 22%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 36%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 11%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.44, 27.03, -11.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.44, 29.31, 337.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.9, 14.855, 21.946)`
Decimal	`9395071`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F5B7F, 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 #8F5B7F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8F5B7F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	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 #8F5B7F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f5b7f; }
.text { color: #8f5b7f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f5b7f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 91 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f5b7f, #8f5b65); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #8F5B7F?: #8F5B7F is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Plum Highness. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F5B7F?: The RGB value is 143, 91, 127: 143 red, 91 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F5B7F?: The complementary color is #5B8F6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F5B7F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.