What color is #8F7284?

#8F7284 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F7284?

The RGB value is 143, 114, 132: 143 red, 114 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F7284?

The complementary color is #728F7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F7284?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 and white text 4.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F7284 color

#8F7284 rgb(143, 114, 132)

Shades of pink

The hex color #8F7284 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 44.7% green and 51.8% blue (143, 114, 132).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 11% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 8% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.91:1).

#8F7284 color codes

HEX	`#8F7284`
RGB	`rgb(143, 114, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 44.7%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 11%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 20%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 8%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.31, 14.55, -5.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.31, 15.56, 339.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.51, 19.541, 24.464)`
Decimal	`9400964`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F7284, 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 #8F7284	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8F7284 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	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 #8F7284 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f7284; }
.text { color: #8f7284; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f7284; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 114 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f7284, #8f7276); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #8F7284?: #8F7284 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F7284?: The RGB value is 143, 114, 132: 143 red, 114 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F7284?: The complementary color is #728F7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F7284?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 and white text 4.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.