What color is #8F7688?

#8F7688 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F7688?

The RGB value is 143, 118, 136: 143 red, 118 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F7688?

The complementary color is #768F7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F7688?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F7688 color

#8F7688 rgb(143, 118, 136)

Shades of pink

The hex color #8F7688 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 46.3% green and 53.3% blue (143, 118, 136).

Its hue angle is 317°, with 10% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 5% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.11:1).

#8F7688 color codes

HEX	`#8F7688`
RGB	`rgb(143, 118, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 46.3%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(317, 10%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(317, 17%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 5%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.48, 12.98, -6.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.48, 14.36, 334.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.25, 20.575, 26.087)`
Decimal	`9401992`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F7688, 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 #8F7688	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8F7688 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.11:1	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 #8F7688 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f7688; }
.text { color: #8f7688; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f7688; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 118 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f7688, #8f767c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #8F7688?: #8F7688 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F7688?: The RGB value is 143, 118, 136: 143 red, 118 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F7688?: The complementary color is #768F7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F7688?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.