What color is #8F5F7C?

#8F5F7C 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 #8F5F7C?

The RGB value is 143, 95, 124: 143 red, 95 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F5F7C?

The complementary color is #5F8F72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F5F7C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.1:1 and white text 5.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F5F7C color

#8F5F7C rgb(143, 95, 124)

Shades of pink

The hex color #8F5F7C is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 37.3% green and 48.6% blue (143, 95, 124).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 20% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 13% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Indian Silk (#8A5773), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.13:1).

#8F5F7C color codes

HEX	`#8F5F7C`
RGB	`rgb(143, 95, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 37.3%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 20%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 34%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 13%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.29, 24.18, -8.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.29, 25.55, 341.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.058, 15.48, 21.049)`
Decimal	`9396092`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F5F7C, 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 #8F5F7C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8F5F7C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	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 #8F5F7C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f5f7c; }
.text { color: #8f5f7c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f5f7c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 95 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f5f7c, #8f5f64); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #8F5F7C?: #8F5F7C 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 #8F5F7C?: The RGB value is 143, 95, 124: 143 red, 95 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F5F7C?: The complementary color is #5F8F72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F5F7C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.1:1 and white text 5.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.