What color is #8F5E71?

#8F5E71 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Indian Silk. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F5E71?

The RGB value is 143, 94, 113: 143 red, 94 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F5E71?

The complementary color is #5E8F7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F5E71?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.01:1 and white text 5.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F5E71 color

#8F5E71 rgb(143, 94, 113)

Shades of pink

The hex color #8F5E71 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 36.9% green and 44.3% blue (143, 94, 113).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 21% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 21% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Indian Silk (#8A5773), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.24:1).

#8F5E71 color codes

HEX	`#8F5E71`
RGB	`rgb(143, 94, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 36.9%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 21%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 34%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 21%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.69, 22.89, -2.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.69, 23.02, 353.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.311, 15.038, 17.558)`
Decimal	`9395825`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F5E71, 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 #8F5E71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8F5E71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	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 #8F5E71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f5e71; }
.text { color: #8f5e71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f5e71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 94 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f5e71, #8f635e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #8F5E71?: #8F5E71 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Indian Silk. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F5E71?: The RGB value is 143, 94, 113: 143 red, 94 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F5E71?: The complementary color is #5E8F7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F5E71?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.01:1 and white text 5.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.